Bug#197053: ITP: stk -- C++ classes for audio digital signal processing

[guenter geiger <geiger@xdv.org>]

Hi,

I think I will bring up the topic on "legal" (later, going to be with
limited net access the next week). I definitely want it to
be in main, I think there are lots of packages with patent problems in
main, it is just unlucky that in this case the author clearly states
it.
Anyhow, I might search through  the package and split it in free an
non-free.

Thanks,
Guenter



On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Adam Majer wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 07:06:20PM +0200, Guenter Geiger (Debian/GNU) wrote:
> > Package: wnpp
> > Version: unavailable; reported 2003-06-11
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > * Package name    : stk
> >   Version         : 4.1.1
> >   Upstream Author : Perry R. Cook
> > * URL             : http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/software/stk/
> > * License         : see below
> >   Description     : C++ classes for audio digital signal processing
> >
> > The license might be problematic though:
> >
> > If you make a million dollars with it, give us some.  If you make
> > compositions with it, put us in the program notes.
> >
> > Some of the concepts are covered by various patents, some known to us and
> > likely others which are unknown.  Many of the ones known to us are
>
> I think this should go into non-free at best. Or even better,
> non-free/non-US. Unless some of these patents apply incountries
> other than US. For example, MP3 encoders cannot be included in
> Debian at all because of the patent problems.
>
> - Adam
>