RE: [avrdude-dev] [patch #6886] Support for ftdi bitbang (refreshedoriginal serjtag patch)

[Weddington, Eric]

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> Behalf Of Piglop
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:28 AM
> To: Piglop; Massimo; address@hidden
> Subject: [avrdude-dev] [patch #6886] Support for ftdi bitbang
> (refreshedoriginal serjtag patch)
> 
> 
> Follow-up Comment #1, patch #6886 (project avrdude):
> 
> I created a branch with these patches applied here:
> https://github.com/piglop/avrdude/tree/ftdi_libftd2xx
> 
> It's based on the instructions found on this page:
> http://doswa.com/blog/2010/08/24/avrdude-5-10-with-ftdi-bitbang/
> 
> It contains closed source D2XX code from
> http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm so it shouldn't be merged in
> avrdude.

Oi,vey. Avrdude is licensed with the GPL version 2 license be careful about how 
you combine avrdude with other software, including closed source proprietary 
code. You don't want to violate any licensing either way.