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Maui X-Stream Tries Again With 'Zentu'

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the very-hard-to-recover-your-rep dept.

oil-can writes "The guys behind CherryOS announced Zentu Encoder today, saying Zentu is the the third generation of their VX30 codec. DrunkenBlog warns about the product with references to their history." Zentu is an encoding platform that boasts the ability to export video in a quick efficient way to either a Flash or Java based system with an interface for both inexperienced and power users.

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  1. What are the choices? by phpm0nkey · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If we're arguing that MXS didn't write the VX30 codec, but rather lifted it from an open-source project, the first step is figuring out the orgin. How many mature, open-source codecs are out there? XviD is the only one that comes to mind...

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  2. Seems to be clear infringement... by Chromatic+Aberration · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Looking deeper into the linked article, there is some really very good evidence elsewhere on the site. http://www.drunkenblog.com/drunkenblog-archives/00 0534.html is a total dissection of the first few generations of this "Vx30" codec and suite -- which appears to be a direct lift of Xvid, mpg123, lame, and mplayer classic code, as well as code from the JPEG group and others.

  3. Re:They admit to it! by fishybell · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I think you hit the nail on the head

    Now that they openly say how they use an opensource product in an, as far as I can tell, legitimate way, what's there to beef about? Do we still need to screem and holler and hoot?

    This vaguely reminds me of when linksys was using GPL'ed software on their routers and not releasing the source. Everything just blew over once they started using the GPL correctly.

    From what I can tell, Zentu isn't so much about a propriety codec as it is about a transcoding solution for easier deployment. They happen to use FFMPEG for the gruntwork, but if the rest is legitimately their code, no harm no foul.

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  4. Re:They admit to it! by Krach42 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In the LGPL, they have to allow you to update the library to a newer version. This means either you dynamically link into the library, or you provide the object code necessary to rebuild your application if it's statically compiled.

    There was already an LGPL library in use in VX30, and they have still yet to comply with the conditions and terms of even the LGPL on that product.

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