<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks for answering Raph:)<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the meantime I tortured Bero privately and we answered all needed on time:)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 16Dec, 2016, at 23:38, Raphaël Jadot <<a href="mailto:rj@hodo.fr" class="">rj@hodo.fr</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">Sorry I'm no expert in this field, this means we should remove aac from official repos?<br class=""><br class="">--<br class="">Sent from Yandex.Mail for mobile<br class=""><br class="">12.12.2016, 21:27, "Kate Lebedeff" <<a href="mailto:kate@lebedeff.co.uk" class="">kate@lebedeff.co.uk</a>>:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family:GoudyOldStyleT-Regular;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" class=""><div class="">In OpenMandriva we are using the free codec FAAC 1.28, right?<span class=""> </span><br class=""><p class="">As far as I know, FAAC codec use the LGPL licence, and we can copy , modify and distribute.<span class=""> </span><br class=""></p><p class="">So, VIA team are talking with Positivo Informática and saying that they need to pay license for it, see below:<span class=""> </span><br class=""></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class=""><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;" class="">On our call earlier this week, I explained that the AAC codec is free publically and available via freeware websites. As I understand from VIA, that engineers are also fairly easily able to create an AAC codec as well. The fact that your Linux devices have a freeware version of AAC, does not excuse the royalty obligation for these products. It’s the implementation of the AAC codec into a device that makes it a “Licensed Product” under the VIA patent license agreement. I will point you to section 1.15 where Licensed Product is defined. All of the products with Linux do meet the definition of licensed products and should be reported to VIA.</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class=""><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;" class=""></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class=""><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;" class="">During our closing call, one of the agenda items will be for me to ask VIA to give their official view on the matter. They may be able to provide you with more legal information than I can.</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class=""><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;" class=""></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class=""><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;" class="">Thank you,</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class=""><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;" class=""></span><br class="">About the Licensed product they are using to pressure Positivo.<span class=""> </span><br class=""><br class=""><blockquote cite="mid:58497234.ABDD.0081.1@positivo.com.br" type="cite" class=""><div id="GroupWiseSection_1481215499000_Dseleme@positivo.com.br_745620A0173F00008EE8072B27AD6A5D_717ccd6ea66c3d6ef1309e9829c14ca5" class=""><div class=""></div><div class=""> </div><div class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="">Is it right?<span class=""> </span><br class=""></p><p class="">Thanks for your help.<span class=""> </span><br class=""></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div><br class=""><p class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">OM-Council mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:OM-Council@ml.openmandriva.org" class="">OM-Council@ml.openmandriva.org</a><br class=""><a href="http://ml.openmandriva.org/mailman/listinfo/om-council_ml.openmandriva.org" class="">http://ml.openmandriva.org/mailman/listinfo/om-council_ml.openmandriva.org</a><br class=""></p></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br class="">OM-Council mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:OM-Council@ml.openmandriva.org" class="">OM-Council@ml.openmandriva.org</a><br class="">http://ml.openmandriva.org/mailman/listinfo/om-council_ml.openmandriva.org<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>