[ros-general] Re: [ros-dev] libjpeg

[Magnus Olsen]

links about the issue
http://slashdot.org/yro/02/07/18/157217.shtml?tid=155

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,63200,00.html?tw=wn_story_related

The patent will run out in oct 2006
after that I do not see any problem with usinh libjpg or have it in reactos
Before that it is not accpect


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D. Hazelton" <dhazelton at enter.net>
To: "ReactOS Development List" <ros-dev at reactos.org>
Sent: den 30 December 2005 13:05
Subject: Re: [ros-dev] libjpeg


> On Friday 30 December 2005 03:44, Casper Hornstrup wrote:
> > No problem here. JPEG is complex and I doubt we can find a significant
> > smaller implementation. Which parts are patented and in which countries?
> > Can you disable the parts that is covered by patents by default like we
do
> > with freetype?
>
> As far as I know the IJPG implementation (that is, the International JPEG
> group) - which is used by MS as well as all GNU systems - is totally free
and
> clear. It is covered by something similar to the GPL and, IIRC, all you
need
> to do is include a copy of the license and state that you are using the
> license. MS does this and, of course, Linux and BSD and all other OS
> operating systems include all the docs from the source distro as well as,
in
> most cases, including the complete source.
>
> D.R.H.
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