On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 18:37, Levi Ramsey wrote: > What Mandrake would have to do is, at the very least, not distribute an > infringing freetype2 to anyone in the US. Thus, the download editions > of the CDs could not contain this. Inclusion on US-based Cooker mirrors > is also highly questionable.
It's actually not at all clear - and should be left to lawyers. However, it's pretty clear that distributing from France to non-US users should be OK. If Apple objects, I expect Mandrake's response would have to be to ask how much it would cost to sub-licence the patents, and to offer to withdraw the hinting until the issue was resolved. But, that is why I suggested a separate package. I think that if we have an opportunity to have a Linux desktop that looks good, vs one that's crappy, it's an important opportunity. Mandrake people, who would have to talk to whom to make this happen? Liam -- Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ Ankh: irc.sorcery.net www.valinor.sorcery.net irc.gnome.org www.advogato.org Author, Open Source XML Database Toolkit, Wiley August 2000 Co-author: The XML Specification Guide, Wiley 1999; Mastering XML, Sybex 2001
