Hi, On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:54:05AM +0200, Xavier Bachelot wrote: > I would not expect the new VIA driver to get any mpeg acceleration > capacities in the near future. And they will probably not release any > documentation on the Unichrome Pro II mpeg engine anytime soon, both > because of the MPEG LA license. It is still unclear to me (and VIA) who > should be paying this license fee. I do believe the silicon maker should > pay, but VIA rather want to have the driver provider pay as it "enables" > the feature. At any rate, I don't think releasing the hardware > documentation would infringe any license/patent, but VIA wants to stay > on the safest possible side.
Does VIA not already pay this license fee for the binary-only driver they distribute? Thanks, Forest -- Forest Bond http://www.alittletooquiet.net http://www.pytagsfs.org
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