JMRI
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JMRI is an open source program
for model railroad hobbyists.
JMRI is a suite of tools distributed via a single download. The two most popular tools are DecoderPro for programming DCC
decoders, and PanelPro for controlling layouts.
Starting in 2005, Bob Jacobsen, the JMRI project administrator, was involved in a legal dispute
with Matt Katzer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit made an important ruling that infringing on the copyright of open source source by violating its license term could result in monetary damages. The case settled in early 2010.
Open-source software
Open-source software is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.Open...
for model railroad hobbyists.
JMRI is a suite of tools distributed via a single download. The two most popular tools are DecoderPro for programming DCC
Digital Command Control
Digital Command Control is a standard for a system to operate model railways digitally. When equipped with Digital Command Control, locomotives on the same electrical section of track can be independently controlled....
decoders, and PanelPro for controlling layouts.
Starting in 2005, Bob Jacobsen, the JMRI project administrator, was involved in a legal dispute
Jacobsen v. Katzer
Jacobsen v. Katzer was a lawsuit between Robert Jacobsen and Matthew Katzer , filed March 13, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California...
with Matt Katzer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San...
. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit made an important ruling that infringing on the copyright of open source source by violating its license term could result in monetary damages. The case settled in early 2010.