Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian
Am 2006-08-16 11:04:44, schrieb Bas Wijnen:
> Hello,
>
> When looking for some video-editing software, I found avidemux.
> According to
> the wnpp bug, there is a problem with license issues regarding the
> MPEG2/MPEG4
> codec. There is a software patent on this codec, and a paid license is
> needed
> in order to use it, appearantly.
You can obtaine an individual licence for 5000 US$
from the patent holder. same thing for libcss2.
> My question is how Debian handles software patents. I thought we
Debian does not handel any software patents, since you can obtaine
at any moments a legal individual licence
> didn't care
> about them except if they were actively enforced, because it's
> completely
> impossible to avoid all patented software, considering the junk that
> gets
> patented. If that is the case, would any of you know if the MPEG[24]
> codec
> patents are actively enforced? In other words, can this be in Debian?
Patents on decoding something can not be enforced.
Patents on encoding YES!
Please look at the websiote of the patent holder.
All informations are availlable public.
Greetings
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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