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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

OpenFixture - PCB Test Fixture Generator

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Copyright Information:

  • Original Author: Elliot Buller - Tiny Labs Inc (2016)
  • Modernization & KiCAD 9+ Updates: Community Contributors (2026)
    • KiCAD 8.0/9.0+ API compatibility
    • Python 3 modernization and type hints
    • Enhanced UI with multi-tab dialog
    • Comprehensive error handling and logging
    • TOML configuration system

License Summary

You are free to:

  • Share — Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.

  • Adapt — Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit to the original author (Elliot Buller - Tiny Labs Inc), provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license (CC BY-SA 4.0) as the original.

  • No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Notices:

  • You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
  • No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.

Full License Text

To view the complete legal code of this license, visit:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode

Or send a letter to: Creative Commons
PO Box 1866
Mountain View, CA 94042
USA

Attribution Examples

For Unmodified Use:

OpenFixture by Elliot Buller (Tiny Labs Inc) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
http://tinylabs.io/openfixture

For Modified/Derived Works:

This work is based on OpenFixture by Elliot Buller (Tiny Labs Inc),
modified by [Your Name] in [Year]. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Original: http://tinylabs.io/openfixture

For Code Attribution:

"""
Based on OpenFixture by Elliot Buller - Tiny Labs Inc (2016)
Modified by [Your Name/Organization] (Year)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
"""

Commercial Use

This license permits commercial use. You may:

  • Use OpenFixture in commercial environments
  • Sell fixtures or services created with OpenFixture
  • Integrate OpenFixture into commercial products

Requirements for commercial use:

  1. Provide attribution to the original author
  2. Share any modifications under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license
  3. Do not imply endorsement by the original author

Why CC BY-SA 4.0?

This license was chosen to:

  • Encourage sharing and collaboration in the open hardware community
  • Ensure improvements remain open for everyone's benefit
  • Allow commercial use while maintaining attribution
  • Protect the work from being closed/proprietary
  • Align with Open Source Hardware principles

Questions About Licensing?

For questions about licensing, attribution, or commercial use:

Note: This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for) the full license. Please refer to the official license text for all legal details.

Last Updated: February 15, 2026