License for example/GettingStarted/*

[Overhear8805]

This might be a stupid issue, but I'll throw it here anyway;

Many of the individual sketches got its license in its header, e.g. Transfer.ino etc.

The exception is the GettingStarted-sketches:

• GettingStarted.ino
• GettingStarted_CallResponse.ino
• GettingStarted_HandlingData.ino

What kind of license are they under? GPL2?

[TMRh20]

Officially TBD. This just came up with rf24ethernet and I need to review,
ensure all contributors and borrowed code is accounted for in docs etc.
especially for rf24 which was initially a merging of info from anywhere I
could find it at the time.

It seems GPL 2 or 3 are the only likely options to keep the code free and
open.

[Avamander]

If possible GPLv3 (AGPLv3 even?) should be chosen as it benefits the users the most. Check out this guide about choosing licences. (Below is a table about GPLv3).

Required	Permitted	Forbidden
Disclose Source	Commercial Use	Hold Liable
License and copyright notice	Distribution
Same License	Modification
State Changes	Patent Use
	Private Use

[Avamander]

Basically, as the core has GPLv2, you can't link anything else with it. Thus anything committed into this repository has to be GPLv2 otherwise they would break the core's license.