Re: Patents, gimp-nonfree and LAME

2003-08-22 Thread Felix E. Klee
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:04:14 + Brian M. Carlson wrote: My question is: what are the guidelines on packaging code that has patented technology? Does GIMP's GIF support get distributed because Unisys is not actively enforcing its LZW patent, while LAME does not get distributed because

Re: FFII-online-protest against patents

2003-08-18 Thread Felix E. Klee
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 17:40:10 +0200 Martin Schulze wrote: Felix E. Klee wrote: I guess that most of you are informed about software patents and know that they are incompatible with most, if not all, free software licenses(if not visit http://tinyurl.com/k64f). No need to encrypt and hide

Re: FFII-online-protest against patents

2003-08-18 Thread Felix E. Klee
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 21:13:38 +0200 Felix E. Klee wrote: You can see an example on the FFII web site at http://www.ffii.org. There is a special page set up now with more examples: http://swpat.ffii.org/group/demo Felix -- To contact me in private don't reply but send mail to felix DOT

FFII-online-protest against patents

2003-08-16 Thread Felix E. Klee
Hi, I guess that most of you are informed about software patents and know that they are incompatible with most, if not all, free software licenses (if not visit http://tinyurl.com/k64f). On September 1 the European parliament will vote on a directive that legalizes software patents in Europe. If