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Do hobbyists who sell boards on a small scale need to buy Eagle?

Texy

Hi,

I have a friend using the free version of Eagle to design a small number of boards. As a hobby he has produced a couple of designs and he have been selling the fully populated boards

for a small profit. He does not own a company, he just builds the boards in his spare time at home. Should he be paying for the Light version, or does CadSoft usually turn a blind eye to this?

Also is there any difference (in price, or otherwise) between paying and downloading from the CadSoft website, or ordering from Farnell ?

 

Thanks

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    On 2/7/2013 4:56 PM, Ian Teixeira wrote:

    Hi,

    I have a friend using the free version of Eagle to design a small number of boards. As a hobby he has produced a couple of designs and he have been selling the fully populated boards

    for a small profit. He does not own a company, he just builds the boards in his spare time at home. Should he be paying for the Light version, or does CadSoft usually turn a blind eye to this?

    Also is there any difference (in price, or otherwise) between paying and downloading from the CadSoft website, or ordering from Farnell ?

     

    Thanks

     

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    Hi Ian,

     

    I hope you're doing well. I applaud you on asking and showing integrity,

    not everyone does this.

     

    According to the licensing info, if he's turning a profit he should buy

    the Light Edition to stay within the terms of the license agreement. Now

    we are not going to chase him down, however should he ever be involved

    in some sort of IP battle over his designs etc. then the legal

    ramifications of abusing of the freeware would definitely hurt his case.

     

    hth,

     

    Jorge Garcia

    Cadsoft Support

     

     

     

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    On 2/7/2013 4:56 PM, Ian Teixeira wrote:

    Hi,

    I have a friend using the free version of Eagle to design a small number of boards. As a hobby he has produced a couple of designs and he have been selling the fully populated boards

    for a small profit. He does not own a company, he just builds the boards in his spare time at home. Should he be paying for the Light version, or does CadSoft usually turn a blind eye to this?

    Also is there any difference (in price, or otherwise) between paying and downloading from the CadSoft website, or ordering from Farnell ?

     

    Thanks

     

    --

    To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

    http://www.element14.com/community/message/69178#69178/l/do-hobbyists-who-sell-boards-on-a-small-scale-need-to-buy-eagle

     

     

    Hi Ian,

     

    I hope you're doing well. I applaud you on asking and showing integrity,

    not everyone does this.

     

    According to the licensing info, if he's turning a profit he should buy

    the Light Edition to stay within the terms of the license agreement. Now

    we are not going to chase him down, however should he ever be involved

    in some sort of IP battle over his designs etc. then the legal

    ramifications of abusing of the freeware would definitely hurt his case.

     

    hth,

     

    Jorge Garcia

    Cadsoft Support

     

     

     

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