Re: [codec] Opus codec licensing

Hi,
With ³hat²:
It is, in almost all cases, unwise for a third party to circumscribeor
worse: abbreviatelicensing terms provided by a rightholder.  Skype¹s
licensing declaration can be found at https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1297.
I note that the statement contains conditions beyond the acceptance of their
technology into an IETF standard.
Stephan

On 10.18.2010 19:26 , "Jean-Marc Valin" <jean-marc.valin@octasic.com> wrote:

> Opus is available under the BSD license. As for patents, Skype has pledged to
> make them available royalty-free once the codec is accepted as an IETF
> standard.
> 
>     Jean-Marc
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: codec-bounces@ietf.org on behalf of Pascal Pochol
> Sent: Mon 10/18/2010 10:19 PM
> To: codec@ietf.org
> Subject: [codec] Opus codec licensing
> 
> 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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