[Speex-dev] draft-ietf-avt-rtp-speex-01.txt

Jean-Marc Valin jean-marc.valin at usherbrooke.ca
Fri Jun 1 06:34:14 PDT 2007


Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves a écrit :
> Also, another correction that you may want to do:
> 
> Over the Introduction section, Speex is described as "Free
> software/open-source".  I believe this should be replaced altogether
> with "Patent-free and royalty-free.  Specification under the Public
> Domain."

No, keep as is. It is definitely not public domain, since it's
BSD-licensed and "patent-free" will open futile and unnecessary
discussions (on what it's supposed to mean) at the IETF.

> Or something like this.  Calling Speex free software/open source looks
> to me more like a buzzword, than an actual useful comment.
> Furthermore, many companies do not trust so-called FLOSS projects.

Do you have any company names? Even Microsoft loves BSD software.

	Jean-Marc


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