1. Simputer™ General Public License A Quick Overview

2. The Simputer™ Philosophy The proliferation of Simputers™and Simputer™ derived products with an end to bridging the digital divide

3. Choosing the Protection Model Protection Model ProliferationCost Efficiencies Profitable Business Model Patents Brand Image and Standards Fostering Innovation

4. Choosing the Protection Model ProliferationCost Efficiencies Profitable Business Model Patents Brand Image and Standards Fostering Innovation The SGPL

5. Choosing the Protection Model Cost Efficiencies Profitable Business Model Patents Brand Image and Standards Fostering Innovation Free Source The SGPL

6. Choosing the Protection Model Profitable Business Model Patents Brand Image and Standards Fostering Innovation No R&D Costs The SGPL Free Source

7. Choosing the Protection Model Patents Brand Image and Standards Fostering Innovation Exclusivity over modifications The SGPL Free SourceNo R&D Costs

8. Choosing the Protection Model PatentsFostering Innovation Control over trademark The SGPL Free SourceNo R&D Costs Exclusivity over modifications

9. Choosing the Protection Model Patents Limited Exclusivity The SGPL Free SourceNo R&D Costs Exclusivity over modifications Control over trademark

10. Choosing the Protection Model Contract The SGPL Free SourceNo R&D Costs Exclusivity over modifications Control over trademark Limited Exclusivity

11. Use of the Specifications SPECIFICATIONS Freely available to all from the website or other licensees Can be used without restriction to build non-commercial Simputers™. All modifications of the Specifications must, eventually, be returned to the public domain Distribution and re-distribution of Specifications must take place under SGPL and contain required declarations

12. Use of the Specifications SPECIFICATIONS Non-Commercial No Restrictions on use If modified MODIFIED SPECIFICATIONS May be retained with developer If disclosed – must be distributed under SGPL

13. Making a Device DEVICE Functional Tests Does not meet the CSS Apply for license for manufacture of Simputerised Devices Meets the CSS Apply for license for manufacture of Simputers™ Non-Commercial No Restrictions

14. License Conditions Simputer™ Manufacturing License Simputerised Devices Manufacturing License Commercial Use – Developing Countries Commercial Use – Developed Countries License Fee – US$ 25,000 License Fee – US$ 250,000 Non- Commercial Use No License Fee

15. The Commercial Side… DEVICE Simputer™ Specifications Modified Specifications DEVICE Simputer™ Specifications must be released. For 12 months from first Sale Specifications need not be released After 12 months

16. Prohibitions under the SGPL SGPL Contract Law Distribution otherwise than under the SGPL Patenting modifications to the Specifications Unlicensed Commercial application of the Specifications Trademark Law Unlicensed Use of the term Simputer™ Unlicensed Use of derived terms such as “Simputerised”

17. Acknowledgements The Free Software Foundation and the GNU General Public License The Simputer™ Trustees