Re: [oc] Inquiry

[Billditt@aol.com]

What about making OpenCores a non profit business
that chages Corp's, etc a nominal fee. That fee could
be used for verification, etc. That would raise the
perceived value of the product you offer. 
    Commercial grade standards could be generated and 
applied to the IP. You could give companies a "credit"
for doing this service after they return the IP to
opencores. That would be an incentive to improve the
quality of the offerings. Others, particularily DV
oriented firms, might donate time and equipt/software
to the cause.
    You might even be able to offer salaries to some of
your contributors. In todays business climate, that is no
small item. Additionally, you might be able to accelerate
development on new projects by taking advantage of the
unemployed engineer. Right now, US Engineering Unemployment
runs at 10%, with some states pushing 15%+.
        ditt
       ditt
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