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2007.08.16 20:25 "Re: [ANNOUNCE]: Libtiff 4.0.0alpha released", by Jay Berkenbilt

Andrey Kiselev <dron@ak4719.spb.edu> wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 07:27:01PM -0500, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
>> >On the JBIG issue, I think it's pretty safe to say that the debian
>> >version of libtiff will not include JBIG support.  I wonder whether
>> >there would be a way to make JBIG support available at runtime on
>> >platforms that support dynamic loading.  In any case, I think the
>> 
>> A number of years ago I engaged in a discussion with Richard Stallman
>> and the JBIG-KIT author to discuss if using dynamic loading to use
>> JBIG-KIT was acceptable (in order to avoid GPL by providing
>> separability) and the opinion of RMS and the JBIG-KIT author was a
>> solid 'no'.  However, it seems to me that it does allow users who are
>> using GPL compliant distribution methods to extend the package later
>> or remove the component.
>
> I do not think it is a problem for Debian. The real problem is in
> patents (for people in coutries where algorithms can be patented). So we
> can add dynamic linking feature in libtiff and safely use it for
> JBIG-KIT (and even for other external codecs).
>
> Jay, could you create appropriate feature request in our bugzilla?
> I will not extend 3.9.0 that way, but for 4.0 it will be worth to add.

I've finally entered this in bugzilla.  It's bug 1584.

-- 
Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org>