Re: mpeg encoder patents, Was: Bug#501190: ITP: moonlight

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Subject: Re: mpeg encoder patents, Was: Bug#501190: ITP: moonlight
From: Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:15:16 +0000
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On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 02:30:50PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>         So I think we need to modify the proposal, not the policy.

We need to stop 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.

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