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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by saagarjha on Saturday October 06, 2018 @03:50AM (#18154068)
Why? The "licensing" information at the bottom of the page makes it seem like it's open source?
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by Youden on Saturday October 06, 2018 @04:10AM (#18154119)
Because it's based on HEVC. HEVC patents have a very complex (and expensive) licensing situation right now.
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by slavik81 on Saturday October 06, 2018 @04:31AM (#18154175)
The author can only give up his own rights. Identifying and acquiring any patent rights owned by other people is up to you.
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by okket on Saturday October 06, 2018 @04:21AM (#18154151)
Open Source does mean it is free of patents.
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by yjftsjthsd-h on Saturday October 06, 2018 @06:53AM (#18154492)
Does not mean it is free of patents.
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by okket on Saturday October 06, 2018 @06:58AM (#18154502)
Oops, right. I really thought I wrote this. Sorry.
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by yjftsjthsd-h on Saturday October 06, 2018 @07:07AM (#18154522)
Yeah, I assumed it was just a typo, but I figured we wanted to be absolutely clear here.
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by okket on Saturday October 06, 2018 @03:11PM (#18156710)
I promise I will never become a lawyer or write math books.
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