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[Mageia-dev] Tainted build

+ Ahmad Samir + ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com +
+ Tue May 31 17:38:08 CEST 2011 +

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On 31 May 2011 16:38, Romain d'Alverny <rdalverny at gmail.com> wrote:
+> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 16:31, andre999 <andr55 at laposte.net> wrote:
+>> Michael Scherer a écrit :
+>>> Supixel rendering, there is a patent on it :
+>>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2006-09/msg00064.html
+>>>
+>> The reference is from September 2006, almost 5 years old.  There is no
+>> indication of expiry dates, and rather limited details on the patent claims
+>> involved, apparently now held by Microsoft.  (The further link to Microsoft
+>> is no longer valid.)
+>> It would seem advisable to have more info before making a decision.
+>
+> And you're welcome to search for it and document this situation. Such as with:
+>
+>  * http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
+>  * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClearType#Patents
+>  * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subpixel_rendering#Patents
+>
+> Said patents are due to expire in 2018/19 according to these sources.
+>
+> Romain
+>
+
+One more source, the all very-extensive
+http://david.freetype.org/cleartype-patents.html
+written by the freetype upstream lead dev.
+
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+Ahmad Samir
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