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[codec] Opus codec licensing

"Pascal Pochol" <Pochol@WebfootGames.com> Tue, 19 October 2010 02:00 UTC

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Hello,

we've been using speex and celt for voice and music but today I heard about
Opus which sounds like a fantastic replacement for both these codecs.

We're wondering if Opus will be released under the same type of license as
speex and celt? SILK's license forbid its use in commercial software and
we're worried that it might carry over to Opus. If not, as soon as Opus
handles lower bitrates, stereo and fixed point decoding we'll be using it.

-Pascal

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