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Mesa Can Now Be Built With Select Video Codecs Disabled For Software Patent Concerns
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Originally posted by ssokolow View Post
That is a concern with Mesa being MIT. Even the GPLv2 explicitly prevents this by ensuring that, if they distribute a build of such a thing to you, they're required to give you GPLed source of the whole thing on request that you can then legally share with the world.
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Will it be possible to dynamically load support for these codecs under license?
I'm thinking about the use case of a distribution having removed all problematic codecs, such that users can add it back simply by installing some extra files + configuration.
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Originally posted by maarten View PostWill it be possible to dynamically load support for these codecs under license?
I'm thinking about the use case of a distribution having removed all problematic codecs, such that users can add it back simply by installing some extra files + configuration.
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Originally posted by maarten View PostWill it be possible to dynamically load support for these codecs under license?
I'm thinking about the use case of a distribution having removed all problematic codecs, such that users can add it back simply by installing some extra files + configuration.
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Originally posted by OneTimeShot View PostFortunately the only MPEG codec that is actually relevant is h264, and that is coming up on 20 years old next year...
...if you can live without the later-added features (3d TV anyone?), patents won't be a problem soon.
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Originally posted by CommunityMember View Post
Depends on your definition of soon. One of the early patents ended up with a nearly 4 year extension, so the current estimate is ~2027 to be (mostly) sure you are not considered to be infringing.
You'll be able to use the original 19 year old h264 reference decoder without paying license from next year. You just can't use features added after 2003. Helpfully, h264 is backward compatible - so the newer features are ignored by the reference decoder.
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