From 9afc07e19c4aa9bdacd86b7a161c327d436c2d9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nytpu Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:43:52 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Fix typos and expand reasoning in non-software --- non-software.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/non-software.md b/non-software.md index 2c83d72..7709ca7 100644 --- a/non-software.md +++ b/non-software.md @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ The [SIL Open Font License 1.1](/licenses/ofl-1.1/) keeps fonts open, allowing t ### Hardware -There are the CERN Open Hardware family of licenses: [CERN-OHL-P-2.0](/licenses/cern-ohl-p-2.0/) (Permissive, [MIT](/licenses/mit/)-like), [CERN-OHL-W-2.0](/licenses/cern-ohl-w-2.0/) (Weakly reciprocal, [MPL](/licenses/mpl-2.0/)-like), and [cern-ohl-s-2.0](/licenses/cern-ohl-s-2.0/) (Strongly reciprocal, [GPL](/licenses/gpl-3.0/)-like). The CERN OHL family is also applicable to HDL source code and programmable hardware such as FPGA bitstreams. +There are the CERN Open Hardware family of licenses: [CERN-OHL-P-2.0](/licenses/cern-ohl-p-2.0/), the permissive variant ([MIT](/licenses/mit/)-like); [CERN-OHL-W-2.0](/licenses/cern-ohl-w-2.0/), the “weakly reciprocal” variant ([MPL](/licenses/mpl-2.0/)-like), and [CERN-OHL-S-2.0](/licenses/cern-ohl-s-2.0/), the “strongly reciprocal” variant ([GPL](/licenses/gpl-3.0/)-like). The CERN OHL family is also applicable to HDL source code and synthesized bitstreams as would be used in FPGAs. -[CC-BY-4.0](/licenses/cc-by-4.0/) and [CC-BY-SA-4.0](/licenses/cc-by-sa-4.0/) are also commonly used for hardware; however they do not grant patent rights which restricts usage of patent-encumbered hardware licensed under them. +[CC-BY-4.0](/licenses/cc-by-4.0/) and [CC-BY-SA-4.0](/licenses/cc-by-sa-4.0/) are also commonly used for hardware; however they do not grant patent rights which can restrict usage of patent-encumbered hardware licensed under them and Creative Commons does not recommend them for hardware. If your hardware has accompanying software then be sure to specify a license for the software portion as well as the hardware portion.