Re: hdot264 - Developer

Aitor Garay wrote:
> Hi there!,
>     Much of us are also working commercially in video coding or H.264/AVC related
> projects, so is even more difficult/problematic to contribute to the project.  In the last
> months i have rewrite completely the openhdot264 codec.  The problem is that this code
> was developed during a H.264/AVC related project in the company i work to.  It has
> some nice new features and the company is not willing to release them to the public
> domain.
>     /AITOR

Here is what i propose :

Try to convince your company to release your code as opensource, using a 
GPL/QPL dual licensing system. That way ever opensource project using 
the GPL license, and only those, will be able to use your code.

For commercial applications, the QPL license give you the chance to have 
your code used in QPL projects for one, and 2nd this license ( as you 
are the copyright hoder ) will allow your company to sell licenses to 
closed source applications that want to use your codec.

Your company may ask, where is the benefit for them ?

Well, there are a couple of reasons why it can be very very interesting 
to release commercial code under a GPL/QPL license ( like what Ahead / 
Nero is doing now with menno's FAAC project, releasing at least the AAC 
PLus decoder into FAAD2 ) :

- you get excellent beta testers, so you can release widely tested code 
as release code

- a lot of people from outside may actually contribute to your project, 
bringing valuable input in. Of course, if they add code under the GPL 
license you may not sell this code under QPL, but there is no better way 
to see if a new 'employee' is good than having him coding on a project 
you are selling ;). Actually, this was happening with Sparky and DivX 
Networks.

- your code gets supported on different platforms, so its easy for you 
to make compilations for different OSes, based on the necessary changes 
that have to be done to make it compile

- the project will bring your company a lot of advertising and a lot of 
sympathy also, as the opensource community will love your bussiness 
approach and support it

Try to convince them, release the code, and lets get this going guys !

Christian





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