Brian Cameron wrote:
>
> In speaking with the GStreamer developers, they indicated that libdvdnav
> most likely contains IP which requires license to distribute. Is this
> the case?
>
> Has this gone through legal review to determine whether there are patent
> issues?
Yes:
*Review #: * 8050
*Review Type: * Full
*Review State: * Approved
*OpenSource/Freeware Technology: * libdvdnav v. 2.0
*Intended Use:*
* Distribution outside of Sun:
o As a stand alone distribution of open source technology (Sun
Supplemental, Companion or Demonstration CD or Web Site);
Dan
>
> Brian
>
>
>> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.64 07/13/07 SMI
>> This information is Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems
>> 1. Introduction
>> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
>> Integrate libdvdnav into Solaris
>> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
>> Author: Zachary Kissel
>> 1.3 Date of This Document:
>> 27 March, 2008
>> 4. Technical Description
>> Proposal:
>>
>> Integrate libdvdnav into Solaris
>>
>> Details:
>>
>> libdvdnav provides a simple foundation for reading the navigation
>> information off of a video DVD. Specifically libdvdnav allows one
>> to easily use:
>>
>> 1. DVD Menus
>> 2. Multiangle Playback
>> 3. Interactive DVD games
>>
>> The API provides DVD playback as a single logical stream of
>> blocks, intermitted by special dvdnav events to report certain
>> conditions.
>>
>> libdvdnav used to be part of both the Oogle project and part of a
>> plugin for the Xine media player. However, the library now stands
>> on its own. The libdvdnav library is written and maintained by:
>>
>> Daniel Caujolle-Bert <segfault at club-internet.fr>
>> Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart.org>
>> Rich Wareham <richwareham at users.sourceforge.net>
>> Kees Cook <kees at outflux.net>
>> Michael Roitzsch <mroi at users.sourceforge.net>
>> Frantisek Dvorak <valtri at users.sourceforge.net>
>> James Courtier-Dutton <James at superbug.co.uk>
>>
>> The current version of libdvdnav is 0.1.10 (Released: June 9,
>> 2004). Sun will provide packages that install on both x86/x64 and
>> SPARC architectures.
>>
>> Exported Interfaces:
>>
>> SUNWlibdvdnav Uncommitted package
>> name
>> /usr/lib/libdvdread.so Uncommitted library
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/dvd_reader.h Uncommitted header file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/dvd_types.h Uncommitted header
>> file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/dvdnav.h Uncommitted header file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/dvdnav_events.h Uncommitted header file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/ifo_print.h Uncommitted header
>> file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/ifo_read.h Uncommitted header file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/ifo_types.h Uncommitted header
>> file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/nav_print.h Uncommitted header
>> file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/nav_read.h Uncommitted header file
>> /usr/include/dvdnav/nav_types.h Uncommitted header
>> file
>> libdvdnav C APIs Uncommitted API
>>
>> Doc Impact:
>> New man page: libdvdnav.3LIB (see case directory). This is a new
>> man
>> page since the open source community does not provide one.
>> It provides basic information about the library, and points users
>> to the
>> project's homepage.
>> Security Impact:
>>
>> None.
>>
>> References:
>> [1] http://dvd.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> [2] 6658278 Port libdvdnav-0.1.10 to Solaris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 6. Resources and Schedule
>> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information
>> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
>> sfw
>> 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
>> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> opensolaris-arc mailing list
>> opensolaris-arc at opensolaris.org
>
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