It only sounds like a problem [LWN.net]

It only sounds like a problem

Posted Feb 15, 2007 21:18 UTC (Thu) by dlang (subscriber, #313)
In reply to: It only sounds like a problem by mattdm
Parent article: Flash for Linux -- It's Not for Designers (internetnews.com)

with full API specs for the codec, it could be wrapped by opensource code (and run in qemu on non x86 platforms as needed) but the codec itself could be distributed per the patent restrictions.

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It only sounds like a problem

Posted Feb 16, 2007 0:48 UTC (Fri) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]

Having a patent on a codec doesn't preclude it being 'open source'.

It just makes redistribution and use in other programs very troubling. It would be open source, non-free software.

Besides which we have a Free software codec support that will be able to replace what Adobe can't legally 'Free' themselves.