[Asterisk-Users] How does the g.729 registration program work?

[Mik Cheez]

Thanks for the clarification.  In that case the following should only be 
considered for development.

Steven Critchfield wrote:

>On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 09:25 -0800, Mik Cheez wrote:
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>>There is an open source version of the license:
>><http://www.readytechnology.co.uk/open/g729/INSTALL-041103.txt>
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>>You can view the licensing information at the following:
>><http://www.intel.com/software/products/ipp/>
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>>more details can be found on http://www.voip-info.org
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>http://www.intel.com/software/products/ipp/speech_code_lin_eula.htm
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>And in section 3.E of the license above listed, you still must obtain
>licenses from the patent holders. 
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>Also, arguably, section 8. removes the ability to use in most phone
>systems. 
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>While it MAY be highly unlikely that you get prosecuted for using the
>code on your home machine. But if you start to scale up to any
>significant port usage, you may find yourself battling to not lose the
>company on a simple licensable part.
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>Not to mention the fact that you will possibly get flamed for not having
>gone the legal and community building route of buying from Digium.
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>>Steven Critchfield wrote:
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>>>On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 16:59 +0100, Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
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>>>>I'm asking because I'm planning to install multiple machines from the
>>>>same image and I need to know what file(s) I need to backup/restore to
>>>>make sure I don't lose my licences in the process. The only options I
>>>>can think of are:
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>>>>- There's a config file, though I've seen no mention of it
>>>>- The actual binary shared library is modified
>>>>- The system contacts Digium every time you start asterisk
>>>>
>>>>In the last case nothing is changed at all and I'm fine.
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>>>It is based on a machine unique key created by querying your hardware.
>>>You will not be able to share your licenses between machines. You will
>>>need to buy licenses for each machine you deploy on.
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