Ronald Wiplinger wrote:> I read that Digium is selling g.729 codec, but the other codec not.
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> I wonder, why to pay to Digium for g.729, but not for the others.
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> Is a Codec an open standard, that everybody can use? I am confused.
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> bye
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> Ronald
Ronald,
G729 (and G723) and covered under patents in the US and elsewhere.
This is a subject of great debate here (and elsewhere), and usually can
cause some major flamefests and rants about patent laws, treaties, etc.
The simple is this: buy g729 licenses (and support Asterisk) from
Digium here:
http://store.yahoo.com/asteriskpbx/asteriskg729.html
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Kristian Kielhofner