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From: Wojciech Zabolotny <wzab@ISE.PW.EDU.PL>

> "The software for this project has been made freely available to the
public
> but it is not to be used for profit making reasons of any kind."
>
> Does it mean that using the "pocket" for programming chips used in
> commercial designs is illegal?

It sure looks like it to me.  If you must, email the writers.  Does the file
have an email address anywhere?  You can ask for a clarification.  Sometimes
the people that give away their work for free don't want others making a
profit from it.  It's also probably a liability thing involved to.

I would suggest emailing the writer with your intentions while asking for a
clarification.  Maybe they don't want their design sold but don't mind
allowing it to be used for development purposes on a commercial project.

> BTW. Is the CUMP project still alive? Has anybody heard about the
> another open source/open hardware programmer able to programm different
> families uf uC (8051-like 8952-like, PICs, AVRs, 68HCs... ), and different
> EPROMS & EEPROMS?

> It probably could be done with single 16F877 and a little
> of analog stuff, but has anybody tried it?

There was a huge flame wa^h^h^h^h^h^h discussion about it a few months ago.
Unless the people that want one contribute work on it, it probably isn't
going to happen.  There are a few technical limitations involved, on top of
the fact that it is a_huge_ variety of chips involved, often each with their
own quirks.  That spells headaches.

Jeff
http://demaagd.com/anime/dvdbugs/

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