Wait, getting a legal opinion on code is an option? Even if the code is
GPLv3 but fedora removes some part of it out of fear it *might* infringe
patent.
Cheers,
Marcus
On 8/6/22 19:49, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
On Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 10:35 AM Richard Fontana <rfont...@redhat.com> wrote:
[re FDK-AAC, which has a no-patent-licenses clause]
> That is correct. The clause is considered a no-op and the license
> isn't approved for use outside of this case.
I think it is correct to bring FDK-AAC up in this discussion.
I would agree that has some use as an example.
For consistency with treatment of CC0, I believe we have to move
it to 'not-allowed' formally, but we can devise some sort of
exception that will keep the specific current use case in place.
So, as I understand it, in the case of
fdk-aac-free, the packager
(with assistance of legal?) reviewed
the code and stripped the patented codecs.
Using that example, packagers wanting to
continue to use CC0 would need to perform
such a review, strip as needed, and need
legal review?
Is that what you are suggesting?
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