Java Model Railroad Interface

For the journal with the same acronym, see Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Java Model Railroad Interface (JMRI) is an open source program for model railroad hobbyists, released under GNU General Public License v2. It allows users to control LED lights, horn, or switch the railway of hobbyist open-source or commercials closed-sourced trains.

JMRI is a suite of tools distributed via a single download. The two most popular tools are DecoderPro for programming Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders, and PanelPro for controlling layouts.

History

Starting in 2005, JMRI's project administrator, Bob Jacobsen, was involved in a legal dispute with Matt Katzer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Significantly, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that infringing on the copyright of open source software by violating its license terms could result in monetary damages.[1] The case was settled in early 2010.[2]

See also

Jacobsen v. Katzer

References

  1. ^ "Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  2. ^ [1]. "A Big Victory for F/OSS: Jacobsen v. Katzer is Settled"


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