[Asterisk-Users] Re: Compiling Asterisk with G.723.1

[Vlasis Hatzistavrou]

Randy Ackers wrote:
>> Tony Hoyle wrote:
> 
> 
>> Steve Underwood wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> I didn't say one patent covered all the world. I said the patents on 
>>> codecs exist all over the >>world. WIPO is simplifying this a bit, 
>>> but its still pretty expensive to get a patent everywhere. I >>know 
>>> of no country where the key aspects of a codec cannot be patented.
>>>
>>> Outside the US you can't patent software or algorythms, and a codec 
>>> is (usually) both of these, >>therefore not patentable outside the 
>>> US.  This is what allows things like the xvid project to exist, >>for 
>>> example, which breaks several US patents...  Fraunhoffer somehow 
>>> apparently managed to >>get some in europe but it was never decided 
>>> whether they were valid or not (commonly it is >>thought that they'd 
>>> have failed under legal challenge as the wording of EU patent law is 
>>> very >>clear).
> 
> 
>>> Try looking up the EU patents related to any of the ETSI codecs, like 
>>> GSM EFR, half rate, AMR, >>etc. If Fraunhoffer's patents can be 
>>> challenged, they must have screwed up the way they >>worded them.
> 
> 
> ===========
> Hello,
> 
> I think that the discussion has strayed from its original subject: the 
> subject is WHERE is the library for the G723.1 codec in Asterisk.
> 
> There are many people/companies/organizations who need G723.1. Although 
> apparently it's not a problem using a patented codec like G723.1 outside 
> of the USA, most of us would gladly pay a reasonable per-channel fee for 
> it's usage, like in the case of the G729 which Digium offers.
> 
> But since it is not available in this manner, I think it's only fair to 
> provide the source code for compilation/usage at least outside of the US.
> 
> I know that quite a few Asterisk users have compiled G723.1 in their 
> box. Like many others, I would like to have this code and be able to 
> compile it in my box.
> 
> In fact, many of us would even pay a reasonable sum in order to have the 
> code, if the people who already have it & use it in their boxes are not 
> willing to share for free.
> 
> Regards,
> Randy Ackers.
> 
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I agree with Randy, G.723.1 would be extremely useful to many.

And since G.723.1 could be used outside of the US from what I 
understand, it would be very practical if the source code was available 
for compilation & use on Asterisk.

Thanks,
Vlasis Hatzistavrou.