[Openchrome-users] A bounty for XVMC on the CX700?

[Forest Bond]

Hi,

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:54:05AM +0200, Xavier Bachelot wrote:
> I would not expect the new VIA driver to get any mpeg acceleration
> capacities in the near future. And they will probably not release any
> documentation on the Unichrome Pro II mpeg engine anytime soon, both
> because of the MPEG LA license. It is still unclear to me (and VIA) who
> should be paying this license fee. I do believe the silicon maker should
> pay, but VIA rather want to have the driver provider pay as it "enables"
> the feature. At any rate, I don't think releasing the hardware
> documentation would infringe any license/patent, but VIA wants to stay
> on the safest possible side.

Does VIA not already pay this license fee for the binary-only driver they
distribute?

Thanks,
Forest
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