Re: Helix Player virtual team meeting

[Vikram Dendi <vikram helixcommunity org>]

> Well, this is what would be really great, but there's one more catch:
> they would have to release their patents for use in Free Software
> (and I don't doubt there are at least a dozen of them concering any
> one of their codecs).
>
> Since the idea is to have free software available to everyone (one of
> main tasks: no discrimination), we don't want to rule out those
> Americans either, where patents are valid :o)
>  
One of the problems with releasing the patents is that, if the codecs 
involved just RN patents then it might be ok - but in many cases they 
will involve other patents licensing by RN as well. It makes things much 
trickier.

-V

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Vikram Dendi
Program Manager (Helix Player Project)