On 3/23/07, Ian Hickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The technologies I listed _are_ covered by patents, yet they are not proprietary. This seems like a relevant counterexample to your argument.
If I have to pay someone because they own something, that seems like a pretty good indicator of a proprietary technology. Why would I have to pay money if no one owns the codec?
> > It's not available under royalty free licensing. But it is not under > > the control of a single vendor. That is the important difference, not > > whether the technology is patented or not. > > Proprietary technologies can come from a group of vendors as well. Yes, if that group is closed.
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