Re: Patent issues
* Roland Stigge (stigge@antcom.de) [040219 10:10]:
> Brian M. Carlson wrote:
> > > I wonder if it is still possible for sarge to be released before 7
> > > July 2004 (international expiration of US4558302). If not, we could
> > > start to move GIF/LZW patent encumbered packages from non-free and
> > > contrib to main.
>
> > They will most likely not be moved until the patent expires. Packages
> > that contain LZW code should not be in contrib; they should be in
> > non-free because they cannot be practiced under a DFSG-free license.
> Consider hyperlatex. It's in contrib because it depends on
> netpbm-nonfree (generating .gifs). That's what I meant with the above.
And I'd really like to move the gif-generating code to main before
sarge - however, I'm waiting for patent expiry (speaking that as
maintainer of netpbm-nonfree).
Cheers,
Andi
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