Re: ISSUE-24 (ogg-delete): Request to delete "should support Ogg" clause before publishing FPWD [HTML 5 spec]

On Dec 2, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:

>
> There are a couple of issues here that need to be disentangled - one  
> is the
> format the second is the implementation (software or even hardware).
>
> From: <http://vorbis.com/faq/#flic>
> "What licensing applies to the Ogg Vorbis format?
> The Ogg Vorbis specification is in the public domain."
> and later....
> "What licensing applies to the included Ogg Vorbis software?
> Most (but not all) of our utility software is released under the  
> terms of the
> GNU GPL. The libraries and SDKs are released under our BSD-like  
> license"
>
> From: <http://www.theora.org/faq/#14>
> "Q. What is the license for Theora?
> Theora (and all associated technologies released by the Xiph.org  
> Foundation) is
> released to the public via a BSD-style license. It is completely  
> free for
> commercial or noncommercial use. That means that commercial  
> developers may
> independently write Theora software which is compatible with the  
> specification
> for no charge and without restrictions of any kind. "
>
> To me, it seems the issue is how these licenses [and other third  
> party/non w3c] fit with the
> current and HTML5 license framework.

No one is really concerned about the software copyright license for  
existing implementations. The concern is about patents (both known and  
possible unknown ones).

Regards,
Maciej

Received on Monday, 3 December 2007 01:05:36 UTC