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(some +</I>>><i> algorythms library to build panoramic photographs) +</I>>><i> Very happy with this ! (thanks a lot...) +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> That's one of the first patent problems we may encounter : +</I> +Yes, that's a good sample to use to improve our policy draft. + +>><i> Long time ago, +</I> +How long is a "long time ago"? because every patent has a term and +here it may have expired. + +>><i> iPIX, a company from USA muliplied patent lawsuit against +</I>>><i> these free algorythms inventor and photographers using them (this +</I>>><i> company is now dead because of bankruptcy but the patent problem is +</I>>><i> still live... ) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Well, who own the patents now ? +</I> +><i>From <A HREF="http://wiki.panotools.org/Ipix">http://wiki.panotools.org/Ipix</A> it looks a former competitor got a +</I>hold on all assets from iPix. + +On the decision/sorting out side, for this and for any other patent +issue, do we document already (in source code or a separate file) the +reasons to activate or not pieces of a software (or to exclude them +from packages), because of some patents? + +List of questions to check would be at least: + - what is exactly covered by what patent (reference, registration, +territory/ies for which it has been registered)? + - where is it implemented exactly in the source code? ( + - who owns this patent? + - did the patent holder announce his clear intention upon it? (that +is, is he using it to control/restrain use or not? *) + - are there obvious prior art that could make this patent obviously invalid? + - what is decided and when (and what may change the decision, later)? + - what would be alternative ways to implement the function (if the +patent does not just cover the function, but a specific implementation +of it)? + +* one does not necessarily register a patent to be offensive with it; +here, we knew about iPix, what about the new holder? + +Btw, a draft policy for patents management was discussed among +founders and other people (lawyers) months ago and a tentative summary +written by me here: +<A HREF="http://mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=software_patents_policy">http://mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=software_patents_policy</A> . + +Cheers, + +Romain +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="002732.html">[Mageia-dev] time to switch from raw partitions to lvm? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="002735.html">[Mageia-dev] About panotools patent problem (and other problematic rpms) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#2733">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#2733">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#2733">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#2733">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |