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Re: Open-source FRC code
JBotAlan - Yes, you are correct. GPL is fine for diffs, but you cannot redistribute your code along with Kevin's (which I guess his license prevents anyway). Sorry, I got confused with the whole distribution thing.
I'm surprised you don't want anybody copying the code verbatim though. If you don't want that, why not just release psuedo-ish code to show the process you went through? I'm not sure what the point of making the code open-source is if nobody can use it.
I personally believe a publicly available repository of code used by FIRST teams would be a major asset and even contribute to leveling the playing field between teams with huge resources and teams with few resources. Besides, a lot of the code will need to change, unless you release your complete robot plans and someone clones your robot too. I find it unlikely that someone would blindly copy a piece of code into their robot, and have it actually work properly.
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