Op wo 08-10-2003, om 02:53 schreef Brian T. Sniffen: > Gabucino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Glenn Maynard wrote: > >> One version of VirtualDub could read ASF files, and that was quickly > >> removed. > >> That was back in 2000, and I just checked: the news entries appear to have > >> fallen off the site. > > There is a significant part to these patent enforcement stories: they all > > happen on Win32 platform. Microsoft has never enforced media patents on > > Linux > > market, as far as I know. > > That's irrelevant if they actually own the patent: the goal is not to > avoid getting sued, it's to avoid breaking the law.
In theory, yes. However, in practice, when dealing with patents, I suggest you do pursue just that 'not getting sued' goal; since literally everything computer-related is patented, there's no other way. > If you've found a violation of the DFSG in xine, please file a serious > bug against xine-ui or libxine1, as appropriate. The violation wouldn't be DFSG-related (the DFSG doesn't say anything about patents, only about licenses). -- Wouter Verhelst Debian GNU/Linux -- http://www.debian.org Nederlandstalige Linux-documentatie -- http://nl.linux.org If you're running Microsoft Windows, either scan your computer on viruses, or stop wasting my bandwith and remove me from your addressbook. *now*.
