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

[Stefan de Konink]

http://asterisk.gnuinter.net/files/digium/asterisk-ng/db1-ast/

I 'stole' the sources from them, compiled (and working) after uncommenting
the makefile. Tobad only the Budgettones work with the codec and not the
Cisco's :(


Stefan

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Vlasis Hatzistavrou wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have the whole library (G.723.1 and G.723.1b) downloaded from ITU, but
> it doesn't compile with Asterisk "out-of-the-box".
>
> So, unless someone else can provide a library which compiles with *,
> we'll have to tinker with the ITU source code (if it is possible at all).
>
> Best regards,
> Vlasis Hatzistavrou.
>
> Stefan de Konink wrote:
> > So simple question, without googling:
> >
> > Where can the g723.1 and g723.1a be found... so a 'EU-patch' can be make.
> > I'm able to host it in Amsterdam.
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Stefan de Konink
> >
> > On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Vlasis Hatzistavrou wrote:
> >
> >
> >>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.
> >>
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