[Bug 228186] Review Request: gsm - Shared libraries for GSM speech compressor

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Summary: Review Request: gsm - Shared libraries for GSM speech compressor


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=228186





------- Additional Comments From bugs.michael at gmx.net  2007-02-11 06:56 EST -------
Recycling an old comment:

[...]

Based on moderate Googling, there is no evidence of public patent
claims by Philips or any court cases specific to GSM 06.10
(they do hold patents > for much newer GSM technology). There's
only second hand knowledge which dates back as far as Nov 2000:
 
    http://www.mail-archive.com/ietf@ietf.org/msg03976.html

Jutta Deneger, one of the authors of the "gsm" package, also appears
in that thread and has still not been contacted by Philips while she
still offers the code on her home page. The patent analyzed in that
thread,
 
     http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4932061.html
 
expires in roughly more than one year. It is believed to not apply
to GSM 06.10.

[...]

Remember, libsndfile contains a copy of "gsm" and also is in Fedora.
The libsndfile author also is not aware of anything else than very
vague rumours and therefore is unconcerned. 


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