Am 08.10.2012 19:38, schrieb Martin Sandsmark: > On Monday 8. October 2012 09.34.34 Rex Dieter wrote: >> ffmpeg in particular is a patent mine-field indeed. echoing others... >> if these can be deployed in some form of separately built/deployed >> plugins, that would be ideal. > > Has there been any case at all of people trying to enforce their patents > against anyone using ffmpeg?
this argumentation is invalid with this argumentation you could smoke crack everywhere as long you are not catched and call it legal how and who should anybody enforce? there is no single company related to a linux-distribution shipping ffmpeg-binaries (SueSE, Redhat, even debian does not) > On the other hand, people have been sued for using the Linux kernel because > of > software patents. where? where did you see any legal judgment? and no you can not compare the kernel with a lot of patent-pools ffmpeg is related to > Please stop spreading FUD please do not call things legal departments of many companies decided as FUD for redhat ffmpeg is a no-go and no single FOSS project is in the position to change this decisions
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