[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #8935: HAIKU_INCLUDE_PATENTED_CODE is now useless
- From: "umccullough" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:01:07 -0000
#8935: HAIKU_INCLUDE_PATENTED_CODE is now useless
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Reporter: leavengood | Owner: bonefish
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Build System | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking: 9658
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by umccullough):
Replying to [comment:9 X512]:
> Since May 2010 patents to subpixel rendering are expired so
HAIKU_INCLUDE_PATENTED_CODE is now useless. Subpixel rendering could be
enabled without law violation in any country.
>
> Reference: [http://www.freetype.org/patents.html]
As that page clearly shows - only the hinting patents are free now - the
subpixel rendering may likely be covered by the ClearType patents, which
it specifies are still in effect and would require using a different color
filter to evade.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/8935#comment:11>
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