[Mesa-dev] [PATCH 0/4] import the txc_dxtn code from libtxc_dxtn into mesa (Was: Merge floating to master)

[Jon Severinsson]

At Mon Mar 7, 2011 at 09:59:08, Jose Fonseca wrote:
> First, I don't agree with a one-size-fits-all enable-patented flag at all.
Would something like --enable-patented=floating,s3tc (with plain --enable-
patented enabling all of it for those of us in jurisdictions without swpat) 
work for you?

At Mon Mar 7, 2011 at 09:59:08, Jose Fonseca wrote:
> And I agree with Dave -- the current dynamic library approach is much
> better.
Well, except that floating can't be (easily) implemented using it, and if you 
are going to recompile mesa anyway...
 
At Mon Mar 7, 2011 at 09:59:08, Jose Fonseca wrote:
> So let's not put everything in the same basket, and focus on the issue at
> hand, the floating point feature.
Of course, this was intended for action after floating was merged.

At Mon Mar 7, 2011 at 11:04:08, Dave Airlie wrote:
> Not sure what country you are in (I'm guessing France) that doesn't
> but the float patent texture is for hw/sw and isn't a swpat, so I'm
> guessing EU law applies just as much.
If the float patent isn't a swpat, why hide it behind --enable-patented at all?  
If it a hwpat only the hw can infringe, and a licence for the hw is presumably 
taken care of by the hw vendor.  If Mesa (a pure sw product) is able to 
infringe on it, it is (at least partly) a swpat, and as such not 
valid/enforceable in most of the world  (standard IANAL disclaimer applies).

If the floating2 branch can be merged into master without an --enabled-patented 
switch the entire rationale for this patch series disappears (at least for 
now).

Regards
Jon Severinsson