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Re:Framework Laptop Mainboard by goodpoint on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @06:40PM (#31090318)
Are all schematics, BoM, PCBs released with open licenses?

Is anything patented?

Would you welcome other companies making compatible components?

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Re:Framework Laptop Mainboard by gary_0 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @07:25PM (#31090703)
From the GitHub link:

> licensed under CC BY 4.0

> All of this is a starting point for a broader set of open source Mainboard documentation to enable creation of fully compatible third-party Mainboards in the future.

I don't see any full electronic schematics/BoM in the repo; they don't tell you how to replicate or modify the electronics, just how to fit the form factor.

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Re:Framework Laptop Mainboard by snvzz on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @08:57PM (#31091480)
It'd help to include a copy of the license, rather than a link to some other website.

Legally, it is a bit of an issue as the linked license could technically change.

Technically, it prevents github from recognizing CC-BY-4.0 as the repository license.

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Re:Framework Laptop Mainboard by nrp on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:40PM (#31091789)
Good catch, we uploaded a LICENSE file.
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