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2007.07.16 12:19 "Re: [ANNOUNCE]: Libtiff 4.0.0alpha released", by Andy Cave
That is exactly what I'm asking - are we forcing people to choose (like they had to with LZW before it became patent free), or are we allowing them to by default build/distribute s/w that is bound by the GPL and infringes patents. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron" <ron@debian.org> To: <tiff@lists.maptools.org> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [Tiff] [ANNOUNCE]: Libtiff 4.0.0alpha released > ... > There are plenty of free legal forums where people can discuss this > if they feel the need, but the key points here are: > > - if you use libtiff with this you are bound by GPL. > - that (and patents) is a problem for some, but not for others. > - so long as we let people choose what they use themselves, > any legal ramifications are for them and their laywers to > discuss. > - this is no different from apps using other third party libs > alongside libtiff, the end result must comply with the > licences of _all_ its components. > > All we need to figure out here is the technical details of letting > people choose. > > Cheers, > Ron > > > _______________________________________________ > Tiff mailing list: Tiff@lists.maptools.org > http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/tiff > http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/