On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 03:43:24AM -0500, Don Armstrong wrote: > 2) inform debian-legal (and/or the DD's in general) about any patents > that mplayer may or may not be infringing upon so an informed decision > can be made.
Is this particularly good advice? It's my understanding that the best (only) way to minimize patent liability short of hiring a lawyer is to avoid knowing anything about potentially relevant patents entirely. -- Glenn Maynard