Hello,
Alessandro Rubini wrote:
Is there a place to put embedded software including the hardware design?
Releasing under the GPL doesn't mean placing your work on servers managed by other people. I think you should consider publishing your work on your own servers. [sorry if this is reknown, I couldn't tell it from your message, and this is a typical misunderstanding]
To be more precise: I know that I place it on my local server but I`d like to know if there is a place to announce it. So far I did not find a matching group.
The embedded software is normaly tightly coupled with underlaying hardware. Is it possible to put the hardware design (e.g. schematics) under GPL as well?
Yes. I've done that in the past too.
Actually, the main issue I see is that the GPL uses the word "Program" to refer to the work covered by the license; you may want to add a few lines in front of the canonical GPL text explaining that the work covered by the license, although called "Program" in the license includes other material (listing it).
Good idea, thanks.
Andreas