Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian

2006-08-18 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2006-08-17 22:44:25, schrieb Weakish Jiang: > > > Bas Wijnen wrote: > > I thought we 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. > > > Unless the patent

Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian

2006-08-18 Thread Michelle Konzack
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 > ne

Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian

2006-08-17 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:44:25PM +0800, Weakish Jiang wrote: > Bas Wijnen wrote: > > > I thought we 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. > > > Unless the

Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian

2006-08-17 Thread Weakish Jiang
Bas Wijnen wrote: I thought we 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. > Unless the patent is licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all, it won

Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian

2006-08-16 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 11:04:44AM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > 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 lic

Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian

2006-08-16 Thread Markus Laire
On 8/16/06, Bas Wijnen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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

Bug#203211: Software patents and Debian

2006-08-16 Thread 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. My question is how De