At 22:18 -0700 25/06/07, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:
I believe he means "free" as in "freedom" or "liberty".
And not "free" as in "free of charge" or "gratis".... as you are
using the word.
The words look and are spelled the same but they have very very
different meanings.
Anything that is patent encumbered is NOT free as in "freedom" or
"liberty".
I think that depends on what the owner of the patent desires; that
can vary from non-enforcement, through a broad no-cost grant, to
revenue-bearing but non-discriminatory, through to unwillingness to
license.
--
David Singer
Apple/QuickTime
