Well all we really have for a specification is that the problem is counterfeit medication from unknown sources at untrustworthy pharmacies in Kenya and we assume around the world, and we have a few possible Internet-based labeling solutions without manufacturer input. We would like to use Go as a way to contribute back to the Go community and technology.
Reading about the many barcode types shows that there are printing tradeoffs that may make both QR and Aztec unusable for some or all of the manufacturers we’ll ask to change. Distribution to pharmacies or consumers may completely remove the original packaging. Additionally the pharmaceutical industry may partially or completely already be doing manufacturer-verifying barcodes. We need input from industry experts before proceeding. Matt On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 12:34:08 PM UTC-6, Frank Davidson wrote: > > I saw this which seems to say using a QR code is freely allowed: > http://www.qrcode.com/en/faq.html > > On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 11:19:27 AM UTC-5, matthe...@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> Here's the aztec patent that's in the public domain: >> http://www.adams1.com/patents/US5591956.pdf >> >> For QR it seems that the "patent is not exercised": >> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3710937/what-is-the-spec-for-formatting-data-in-qr-codes-i-can-not-find-it-anywhere >> >> So I suggest we do use the aztec code. I've started a github project with >> the Apache 2.0 license where I'll add an initial API soon: >> https://github.com/pciet/aztec >> >> Perhaps the central authority could be a blacklist instead of a >> whitelist? While the report indicates Kenya has no law against drug >> counterfeiting we could aid in notifying authorities and providing evidence >> in places that do have these laws. >> >> I'd assume most CA's would remove organizations misrepresenting >> themselves. But is that the case for all of them? >> >> Matt >> >> On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 10:25:07 AM UTC-6, Tamás Gulácsi wrote: >>> >>> Yes, exactly. >>> That's why I think this needs some central authority - maybe >>> cross-signing the manufacturer's public key is enough. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
