Re: Bug #309257: libpano12: patent problems

2005-06-22 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 03:25:22AM +0200, Florent Bayle wrote: > Le Mercredi 22 Juin 2005 02:38, Steve Langasek a écrit : > [...] > > > You should not remove wontfix tag, it's maintainer role to decide if he > > > will fix the bug or not. > > The "wontfix" tag isn't really appropriate for an RC bu

Re: Bug #309257: libpano12: patent problems

2005-06-22 Thread Adrian von Bidder
On Wednesday 22 June 2005 03.25, Florent Bayle wrote: [libpano12] > http://www.virtualproperties.com/noipix/patents.html suggests that there > is clear prior art in this case. I have taken this link from previous > discution on debian-legal. But Robert Jordens thinks that : > "The prior art argumen

Re: Bug #309257: libpano12: patent problems

2005-06-21 Thread Michael K. Edwards
The senior patent holder is presumably now Ford Oxaal, who discusses his licensing policy, his relationship to iPIX, and the status of Helmut Dersch's "PT toolset" at http://www.pictosphere.com/kwx/faq.html . I have made no attempt to evaluate the strength of his patents in light of the prior art,

Re: Bug #309257: libpano12: patent problems

2005-06-21 Thread Florent Bayle
Le Mercredi 22 Juin 2005 02:38, Steve Langasek a écrit : [...] > > You should not remove wontfix tag, it's maintainer role to decide if he > > will fix the bug or not. > > The "wontfix" tag isn't really appropriate for an RC bug, however -- either > it gets fixed, or the package gets removed. > Ye

Re: Bug #309257: libpano12: patent problems

2005-06-21 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 08:03:48PM +0200, Florent Bayle wrote: > Le Mardi 21 Juin 2005 18:10, Robert Jordens a écrit : > > severity 309257 grave > > tags 309257 - wontfix > > tags 309257 + sid etch > > thanks > You should not remove wontfix tag, it's maintainer role to decide if he will > fix the

Re: Bug #309257: libpano12: patent problems

2005-06-21 Thread Florent Bayle
Le Mardi 21 Juin 2005 18:10, Robert Jordens a écrit : > severity 309257 grave > tags 309257 - wontfix > tags 309257 + sid etch > thanks > You should not remove wontfix tag, it's maintainer role to decide if he will fix the bug or not. > > Hey! > > * Florent Bayle: > > severity 309257 important >

Bug #309257: libpano12: patent problems

2005-06-21 Thread Robert Jordens
severity 309257 grave tags 309257 - wontfix tags 309257 + sid etch thanks Hey! * Florent Bayle: > severity 309257 important > tags 309257 wontfix > stop > This bug should not prevent libpano12 from going into testing. Patent problems are not something that you can refuse to fix! And how do yo