> On Sep 29, 2022, at 7:36 AM, Kevin Kofler via devel > <devel@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > Neal Gompa wrote: >> Unfortunately, we have to be very careful to not provide a complete >> codepath to these codecs to avoid legal risks. > > Considering that we have been shipping these hardware codec interfaces for > years without any legal trouble, I find this absolutely ridiculous. > > Kevin Kofler > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Lack of legal action is not evidence of no further legal action. There are multiple possible explanations: - they see no point because going after distros would waste time and money and bring bad PR - going after Redhat who would assume liability is a different story as they’re a Fortune 500 company - they or some other company (through merger or acquisition) may suddenly decide to patent troll That and the Streisand effect makes this accident more public which draws attention and scrutiny. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
