[Asterisk-Dev] Digium's G.729A codec problem

[Daniel Pocock]

Michael Giagnocavo wrote:

>Yes, I'm saying the Intel source is OPEN SOURCE, or open source, not "Open
>Source (tm)" :). Of course, with that definition, even GPL isn't "Open
>Source (tm)". 
>

>Hey, let's use MSFT's term, and call Intel's source "Shared Source"?
>
>  
>
As a programmer and not a lawyer, I would like to observe that it 
doesn't matter to me whether code is "open source" "Open Source" or 
"Shared Source" - they are all a lot easier to troubleshoot or enhance 
than "closed source".

>-Michael
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Craig Southeren [mailto:craigs at postincrement.com] 
>Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 9:48 PM
>To: Michael Giagnocavo; 'Asterisk Developers Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Dev] Digium's G.729A codec problem
>
>On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:38:03 -0600
>"Michael Giagnocavo" <mgg-digium at atrevido.net> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Sorry, you're absolutely right. My apologizes for posting so quickly. The
>>VoiceAge is just object code, and while you can integrate it into your own
>>projects, it's not open source. Sorry for polluting the list.
>>
>>The only open source that I've found so far is the Intel voice encoding
>>samples.
>>    
>>
>
>The Intel source code could be categorized as "open source" (no capitals)
>but it does not qualify as "Open Source" (capitals). According to the
>Open Source Definition at http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php,
>the Intel code fails the very first test of Open Source ("Free
>Redistribution"), which reads:
>
>   "The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away
>   the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution
>   containing programs from several different sources. The license shall
>   not require a royalty or other fee for such sale."
>
>The requirement to pay a royalty for use of the codec directly contravenes
>this statement. From the same page, the following statement makes it
>pretty clear:
>
>   "Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code."
>
>Of course, if you mean "open source" and not "Open Source", then please
>ignore this post. :)
>
>   Craig
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