[MPlayer-dev-eng] FFII software patent demo, politics, KiSS

[Alex Beregszaszi]

Hi,

> > > > On a more technical note, a thing both Alan and Georg would love
> > > > to see in the future are free codecs.  It's true, apart from
> > > > flac, ffv1 and MJPEG all seem to be patent encumbered.  We told
> > > > them we are
> > >
> > > iam not sure if ffv1 is free of patents, i surely hope it is but i
> > > plain dont know anyway, if any patented parts are found in ffv1
> > > ill replace them if theres some free alternative
> >
> > Shall I ask to FSF to help you out with research?  I have explicitly
> > been offered help in this area.
> sure, why not
btw, imho mjpeg isn't free as FFII showed a patent according to JPEG on
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