Re: mpeg encoder patents, Was: Bug#501190: ITP: moonlight
On Wed, Oct 08 2008, Clint Adams wrote:
> 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.
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.
manoj
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