Re: mpeg encoder patents, Was: Bug#501190: ITP: moonlight
On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 04:37:26PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> So don't. Don't put any of the patent encumbered sources in main
> either -- there is nothing that says patent infringement does not
> happen as source code.
>
> That would meet the current policy as well.
>
> the patent encumbered software would then be treated much like
> we do non-free. Might not have much of an OS left, after that, but
> hey. We will have stopped pretending that patent enforcement is one of
> our responsibilities or that we expose ourself to any kind of liability
> by distributing code that may or may not be patent-encumbered.
What? No. By identifying and trying to keep out patent-encumbered
sources, we do exactly the opposite.
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