Came across this phrase:
"Cadsoft is nice to give away a free version for hobby use, but their license is non-commercial. What that means is you aren’t supposed to make things you are going to sell with it".
I am using the Pro student version. Does this statement apply to this?
Thanks.
Eric Hold wrote:
I know that Omar already asked the question (again), but I'd like to
clarify my position.
I am clearly a hobbyist at this point in time. However, I have the
intent of selling a few PCBs (not large volume) for which I have a
project that can work within the limits of the Eagle Hobbyist version.
Where do you clearly draw the line between a hobbyist who seeks to make
money ...
That is already commercial intent, I'd say.
...on his/her project and the point at which they might be viewed as
"commercial".
For example, I might sell my little PCB/design as a finished assembly (I
buy components, I solder them all down, etc.) for a "reasonable price",
perhaps about $150 each. I sell about two board per month to begin with.
Then, suddenly I start selling 5 per month. Then I come up with a
revision and decide to sell a more complex board (still within the same
limits of the Hobbyist version of Eagle)... I increase my price to $250
per board assembly/kit. And then I might start selling 10 per month.
All very clearly commercial use.
Is there not a grey area for defining one's use before and after
commercial? Believe me, I don't see it justified to pay more than the
Hobbyist Software package because this is not my primary source of
income... not even close.
Opinions? Feedback?
Of course I can't speak for Cadsoft but IMHO the only non-commercial use
here would be if you built stuff for yourself and use it, or give it
away. Selling your one and only prototype at a ham fest or flea market
after you get tired of it is likely still ok. But I am sure selling
multiple boards is not ok with the hobbyist license.
You might want to consider buying the standard version without the
autorouter. I just bought the standard license with autorouter even
though I will use the layout and maybe the autorouter for only one
project ever, where at the most two prototypes will be built. They won't
even be sold but are meant to demonstrate feasibility of a product yet
that is still commercial use.
Regards,
enoughstatic
Hey, no ESD around here 
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
Eric Hold wrote:
I know that Omar already asked the question (again), but I'd like to
clarify my position.
I am clearly a hobbyist at this point in time. However, I have the
intent of selling a few PCBs (not large volume) for which I have a
project that can work within the limits of the Eagle Hobbyist version.
Where do you clearly draw the line between a hobbyist who seeks to make
money ...
That is already commercial intent, I'd say.
...on his/her project and the point at which they might be viewed as
"commercial".
For example, I might sell my little PCB/design as a finished assembly (I
buy components, I solder them all down, etc.) for a "reasonable price",
perhaps about $150 each. I sell about two board per month to begin with.
Then, suddenly I start selling 5 per month. Then I come up with a
revision and decide to sell a more complex board (still within the same
limits of the Hobbyist version of Eagle)... I increase my price to $250
per board assembly/kit. And then I might start selling 10 per month.
All very clearly commercial use.
Is there not a grey area for defining one's use before and after
commercial? Believe me, I don't see it justified to pay more than the
Hobbyist Software package because this is not my primary source of
income... not even close.
Opinions? Feedback?
Of course I can't speak for Cadsoft but IMHO the only non-commercial use
here would be if you built stuff for yourself and use it, or give it
away. Selling your one and only prototype at a ham fest or flea market
after you get tired of it is likely still ok. But I am sure selling
multiple boards is not ok with the hobbyist license.
You might want to consider buying the standard version without the
autorouter. I just bought the standard license with autorouter even
though I will use the layout and maybe the autorouter for only one
project ever, where at the most two prototypes will be built. They won't
even be sold but are meant to demonstrate feasibility of a product yet
that is still commercial use.
Regards,
enoughstatic
Hey, no ESD around here
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
