libre silicon
Feel free to write here in German or English, we will try to translate everything into English as time permits.

mumble meetings:
2018-04-08
Agenda:
 * We need to plan to the test structures on the first mask set
 * LWN -Article

- How open do we want to go -> "as open as possible"
    patents to defend yourself
    try to make everyone play nice
    need to find a license
    Enforcement is an issue
    we have a lawyer onboard who helps us!
    
CMOS patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US3356858
Various Options:
 *  idea to hand over patents to a foundation to keep it save
   * makes us more agile
   *  can lawsuits be funded 
 * Let's run it as a commercial business. Only in this way can we grow and support the OSH community sustainably

License and transpararency is more important than patents

TODO:
    document HK setup what we can do
    MVP to show possibilities 
        First mask set
        Congress as marker
    Long term goal: help others get started (by providing documentation)

Licenses:
 * dual licenses
   * code quality needs to better for free one on (github) to make it attractive to play nice on free code
 * viral elements? (compare CC SA or GPL vs BSD)
 * Verification of product via license

Target audience:
 * more small players/startups etc
 * less the big players who have established process (they get disturbances)

Revenue channels/License Fees (Name/Brand?)


Library (build up knowledge base)
https://vcs.in-berlin.de/chipforge_stdcelllib/wiki?name=Textbooks
https://vcs.in-berlin.de/chipforge_stdcelllib/wiki?name=Literatur_DE
https://vcs.in-berlin.de/chipforge_stdcelllib/wiki?name=Literature_EN
(OCW/Lecture slides, papers)

Hackathon should be organized soon
- find rooms with sleeping area, shower etc
- at Berlin?
- Target: bring together programmer and chip developer for the tool chain and rise a common understanding of a smooth process
- document it, so it can be reproduced

Development of our future customers
- holding talks about Libre Silicion (GPN in Mai?)
- holding workshops to teach people making chips (Verilog, Design Flow, etc)

Next items to do
- articel LWN