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On 07/26/2012 12:45 PM, Andreas K. Huettel wrote: |
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>>>>>>> On Thu, 26 Jul 2012, Luca Barbato wrote: |
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>>> I'd add it, it is a gpl incompatible opensource license. |
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>> No problem to add it. But IMHO the usage restriction in section 3 |
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>> makes it non-free: |
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>> "You may use this FDK AAC Codec software or modifications thereto only |
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>> for purposes that are authorized by appropriate patent licenses." |
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>> Ulrich |
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> Indeed, and this opens another can of worms since (as far as I can see) there |
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> are no specific license clauses in the AAC patent license for applications |
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> that may be distributed without cost. I.e., licensing fees still apply as "per |
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> unit fee". |
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Tell me where I should categorize it =) |
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lu |
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PS: help in improving libav aac encoder by leveraging atouv would be |
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always welcome. |
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Luca Barbato |
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Gentoo/linux |
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~lu_zero |
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