[Asterisk-Users] G729 licenses

[Brian Capouch]

Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:
> On Monday 30 August 2004 10:30, Kevin Walsh wrote:
> 
>>There are a few codecs, other than G.729, that you may not have heard
>>of.  These include GSM, iLBC and SpeeX, to name a few.  Paying for
>>G.729 licenses, however cheap they may appear, only encourages the
>>monopolists.
> 
> 
> That's right, nobody should ever make money from their knowledge or work.
> 

Too bad it's OT to discuss this more fully on the list.

Software patents, which are being handed out like candy to all the big 
players who can afford patent lawyers, present a grave challenge to Open 
Source software.

Lots of Micro$oft-watchers think this is going to be the next venue for 
our favorite monopoly to try to squash its competition.

If that happens, it will be interesting to watch you defend them.  Of 
course they'll say they only want compensation "for their knowledge or 
work."

B.