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> Software patents, and patents in general, are a plague on the industry [...] The article is specifically about hardware and excludes software: The planned O
by WithinReason 4y ago
> Software patents, and patents in general, are a plague on the industry [...]
The article is specifically about hardware and excludes software:
The planned Opus program will focus on hardware devices and will not be directed towards open-source software, applications, services, or content
- chrismorgan 4y agoThe pool, however, explicitly includes software <https://www.opuspool.com/ https://www.opuspool.com/>: > The Opus pool license covers the specifications […], and the official software releases of the Opus audio codec, […]
- contravariant 4y agoThat sounds like a meaningless distinction if the patent covers software running in general purpose hardware.
- masklinn 4y agoThe article talks about suing hardware manufacturers, it doesn't say the patent pool excludes software (it doesn't).