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if ffmpeg worried about patents and licensing, they would have stopped development a long time ago.
by throwaway32 15y ago
if ffmpeg worried about patents and licensing, they would have stopped development a long time ago.
- dexen 15y agoYour snarky remark can be read both ways: - if ffmpeg [developers] were overly scared about even remote risks of being sued, they'd stop. - if ffmpeg [developers] wanted to abide by the law, they'd have to stop. and the second interpretation is quite unfair IMHO.
- throwaway32 15y agoI meant it both ways, however the second interpretation is really only true under US law. A lot of parties would want a lot of money to license things, how would they pay?