Re: Petition for a Flash plugin for Linux on PPC
En réponse à Alessandro Selli <dhatarattha@libero.it>:
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http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/open/licensing/fileformat/license2.html
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> MACROMEDIA, INC
>
> Macromedia Flash File Format (SWF) Specification License Agreement
>
> [...]
>
> 2. Licenses
> Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted
> a
> nonexclusive license to use the Specification for the sole purposes of
> developing Products that output SWF.
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>
> Nowhere does it mention the possibility to use the specifications to
> develop
> a SWF player/ plugin.
As long as there isn't any patent on the format like the MP3 patent,
I don't see anything preventing anyone to develop a SWF reader.
Is there such a patent?
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Jérôme Marant <jerome@marant.org>
<jerome.marant@free.fr>
http://marant.org
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