Re: Sell CD/DVD +USB?

21/04/2015, 14:21, Paul Wise :
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 3:14 AM, Alexandre Delanoë wrote:
> 
> > CD/DVD/USB are neutral media whereas Blu-Ray Discs  seems to be patented by
> > Sony, isn't it ?
> 
> Indeed, DVD is also patented though.
> 
> http://www.dvd6cla.com/faq.html

Indeed.

> 
> That hasn't prevented Debian from distributing DVD or BD disk images
> and it shouldn't prevent us from listing vendors of those on our
> website.

Sure.

I just wonder how long would become the list if we add all the names
of the supports: DVD, BD, SSD and the next generations of supports.
Indeed it could be informative to select a vendor according to its
supports since it has implications on the readers.

In the short term we could add all of them but what about the long
term ? Maybe the question will not rise up. So we could ignore such
question.

Another issue deals with the rules to accept new supports: what kind
of supports are accepted ? Suppose a new company wants to promote
a new media. Let's call it "YYY media", if they ask to add it on
the list, what are the rules to accept it ? Maybe it is a premature
question.

> >> Probably change into something like "installation media" instead?
> >> (and one could discribe it in detail in the first lines of that site like
> >
> > Installation media sounds fine IMHO.
> 
> Agreed.

ok

> 
> >> "selling media like CD, DVD, BR, USB sticks etc.  ")
> >                                ^Should be BD according Wikipedia but the
> >                                                            patent maybe problematic, no ?
> 
> From your message I think you mean trademark not patent? Trademarks do
> not restrict referring to something by its name.

Yes, ok.

So, according to your message I can add the BD media support as an
option, right ? If yes, I will do it in the next patch (I have already
done one for USB).

Cheers,

-- 
	Alexandre Delanoë


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