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Rich Salz wrote:
>
> > Finally, open source shall not be opposed to RAND. For instance,
> > in MPEG, reference softwares are open source. It is even mandatory
> > to provide an open source software otherwise the technology can't be
> > introduced within the standard.
>
> That's a free reference implementation. It is not 'open source' in the
> true sense of the definition. See
> http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.html for the definition.
> In paticular, note the lack of licensing fees for use.
You are right I didn't have the same understanding. Anyway you have
the source code and the right to use it for your products.
Regards,
Claude.
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