I should be more clear: this is in relation to the iLBC codec license which seems to have a questionable status. That's why the codec was dropped from the Debian build of the code. It would appear that the GIPS license on the ilbcfreeware.org site is in conflict with the IETF policies regarding free use of code extracted from an RFC document. The conflict in question arises from the possible use of Asterisk in a commercial implementation, which would require registration of its use with GIPS, and that violates RFC3978, which seems to grant the license automatically. The GIPS license would make the package non-free but the IETF-derived license would preserve that, so the true nature of the license involved needs to be determined.
I don't think the question has been settled and the issue has been avoided for quite some time. The registration requirement seems to be for companies who incorporate iLBC into their technology, not for ones that simply use the software that has the incorporated codec. My idea is to contact GIPS to get a determination in the matter and see if there is anything that can be done to simplify the situation. If so, we might be able to include the codec in the package for those who might use it. Of course, for now iLBC has been disabled in the build entirely and not even added to the source tree, so there isn't a problem at the moment. I just want this question resolved definitively once and for all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/691390 Title: [needs-packaging] asterisk-1.8 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
