buildable-stick-system/docs/README-objects.md
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The Buildable Stick System

Files for 3D printing an arcade stick. See README.md for the core documentation, this file is specific to distributed objects.

Attribution

Author and Licensing

Written by and copyright Brian S. Stephan (bss@incorporeal.org).

These arcade stick parts are from the Buildable Stick System; the source code to this program is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, at:

See the tags/releases for the version of the source code corresponding to the STLs you received.

The Buildable Stick System is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

The Buildable Stick System is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the Buildable Stick System. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Distributing BSS Sticks

Under the terms of the GPLv3, you must inform the receiver of the "object code" of their rights under the GPLv3. This is a bit of a gray area for physical objects, but likely applies to distribution of modified or unmodified STL, STEP, etc. files at a minimum. The easiest way to satisfy the GPLv3 in either situation is to provide a link to the source code (either the unmodified mainline project, or your copy, with modifications listed in a "prominent notice"); something like the below should suffice in either electronic or printed form:

This arcade stick is part of the Buildable Stick System, version X.Y.Z; the source code to this program is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, at [LINK].