> I like the pic16 chips, but I'm more likely to use cheaper 8 bit
> parts, or more powerful 32 bit parts (ARM, MIPS, etc) than 16 bit
> parts - they are, to some degree, very niche devices where the
> price/performance is squeezed on both sides by the very capable 8bit
> parts, and the very cheap 32 bit parts.

I have the same feeling towards 16-bit parts. At my school we use two 
CPUs: a 14-bit core PIC, and various ARMs (and of course PCs).

> For the license, I can't add anything to my "utility belt" that isn't
> BSD, Apache, MIT, or similar, and even these cause problems with some
> clients and their lawyers.  It generally takes less time to develop
> new software than it does to fight such battles, so if it's not a very
> liberal license it's not going to get much attention from me.

Slightly hyjacking this thread: which license is in your experience the 
most acceptable to the lawyers you have dealt with?

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