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bedrock-rnd - license

Use-license and dist-license

All data files (footprints, symbols and devmap files) come with two licenses as per use case:

use-license: when bedrock-rnd data is embedded in a board file, schematics file, the license for that piece of data is called "unlimited", which means creative commons CC0 or simply public domain (where that is applicable).
dist-license: when bedrock-rnd data is handled or distributed outside of board files and schematics files, in reusable library format, the license on those files, whether they are verbatim or modified, is the GNU GPL version 2 or later (see below)

Parametric footprints and symbols, generators and other scripts and programs of bedrock-rnd are licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or later (see below). The output of all these scripts and programs are "unlimited" (creative commons CC0 or simply public domain where that is applicable).

Links to the license files

GNU GPL 2 (or later)
creative commons CC0
use-license vs. dist-license vs. generator license explained for footprints (same concept applies to symbols and devmaps)

For users: the license of the schematics and boards drawn using symbols, footprints and devmaps from bedrock-rnd are not affected by bedrock-rnd license because the use-license of the final symbols, footprints and devmaps always turns into unlimited the moment the data is embedded in the schematic or board file. However if footprint files, schematics files, devmap files are distributed as a local copy in a directory within a project (not embedded in sheets or boards), the dist-license applies, which is more restrictive.

Contribution: by contributing, you agree to submit source/data files and patches that are conforming to the license terms (e.g. don't copy random code from other projects). We are keeping track of copyright (for any substantial chunk of data/patch): each contributor holds the copyright for and is responsible for their part. Contributors agree to license their contribution under terms described in this document.