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• Troll spirit

  15 juin 2013, par Mans — Law and liberty

  Last week’s announcements from the White House of steps being taken to begin fighting back against patent trolls, along with legislation passed in Vermont for the same purpose, are worthy of praise. Whether they prove effective or not, they are a sign of the problem finally having been recognised by the highest authorities. That said, only one aspect of the issue is addressed, that of non-practising entities or trolls. Little effort is being made to stymie troll-like behaviour from otherwise legitimate actors. While a stake is driven through the heart of the troll, its spirit remains free to roam the corporate world, and like a demon of darkness it possesses companies, compelling them to engage in the very practices we seek to eradicate.

  The demon

  The most damaging, when wielded by a troll, are those patents with vague or overly broad claims. These can easily be asserted against large numbers of alleged infringers, many of which likely choose to settle out of court rather than risk an expensive litigation process with uncertain outcome. Such negotiations are frequently subject to non-disclosure agreements prohibiting publication of details in any deals, or even the existence thereof. As a result, an accused has no way of assessing a fair price for a licence (assuming the patent is in fact valid), and the patent holder can thus extract from each would-be infringer precisely as much as they are willing or able to pay to avoid a lawsuit.

  At the root of this problem is the ease with which applications for the patents in question are granted. Given the volume of patent applications, it is hardly reasonable to demand a hugely more extensive examination process than currently takes place (although some improvements here are no doubt possible) ; after all, a speedy decision is in the best interest of all parties. The solution must evidently be found elsewhere.

  The exorcism

  An obvious cure to the problem is the abolishment of the patent system. As this is clearly not feasible today, more practical, albeit less effective, remedies must be sought. A few ideas follow.

  Make patent validity all or nothing

  Change the rules such that any claim being found invalid cancels the patent its entirety. With the full patent at stake in this manner, companies would be discouraged from gambling on frivolous claims and encouraged to conduct a more thorough background investigation before filing.

  Maintain a registry of licences

  Require that all patent licence agreements be filed in an open, easily searchable registry. This would hopefully increase fairness in licensing deals.

  Mandate reimbursement of licence fees for invalidated patents

  If a patent is challenged and found invalid, require that the owner reimburse any licence fees previously collected for the patent in question. Apart from being morally right, this could act as a deterrent to over-charging. The amount requested for a licence would likely be balanced against the risk of being made to pay it all back later, resulting in lower licence fees for low-confidence patents.

  These suggestions, alone or together, will not completely eradicate the problems of patent abuse. They are but small steps towards a more thorough overhaul of a system increasingly ill-suited to the nature and pace of modern technological development.

• SVT-AV1 Emscripten build

  24 février 2023, par Yoz

  I am trying to build svt-av1 v1.4.1 for ffmpeg with emscripten 3.1.32. I have followed Build-Guide and ended up with the following command :

  


  cd Build

BUILD_DIR=/home/jozefchutka/ffmpeg-wasm/build/
TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$EMSDK/upstream/emscripten/cmake/Modules/Platform/Emscripten.cmake

emmake cmake .. -G"Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$BUILD_DIR -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$TOOLCHAIN_FILE -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD=On -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-O3 -I/home/jozefchutka/ffmpeg-wasm/build/include -s USE_PTHREADS=1 -msimd128"

emmake make -j


  


  however the process fails on :

  


  ...
[ 95%] Building C object Source/App/EncApp/CMakeFiles/SvtAv1EncApp.dir/EbTime.c.o
[ 96%] Linking C executable ../../../../Bin/Release/SvtAv1EncApp.js
emcc: error: noexecstack: No such file or directory ("noexecstack" was expected to be an input file, based on the commandline arguments provided)
make[2]: *** [Source/App/EncApp/CMakeFiles/SvtAv1EncApp.dir/build.make:213: ../Bin/Release/SvtAv1EncApp.js] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:574: Source/App/EncApp/CMakeFiles/SvtAv1EncApp.dir/all] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....


  


  Generated build.make and link.txt which contains some relevant info.

  


  211: ../Bin/Release/SvtAv1EncApp.js: Source/App/EncApp/CMakeFiles/SvtAv1EncApp.dir/link.txt
212:    @$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --green --bold --progress-dir=/home/jozefchutka/ffmpeg-wasm/modules/svtav1/Build/CMakeFiles --progress-num=$(CMAKE_PROGRESS_8) "Linking C executable ../../../../Bin/Release/SvtAv1EncApp.js"
213:    cd /home/jozefchutka/ffmpeg-wasm/modules/svtav1/Build/Source/App/EncApp && $(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/SvtAv1EncApp.dir/link.txt --verbose=$(VERBOSE)


  


  /home/jozefchutka/ffmpeg-wasm/modules/emsdk/upstream/emscripten/emcc -O3 -I/home/jozefchutka/ffmpeg-wasm/build/include -s USE_PTHREADS=1 -msimd128 -O3 -DNDEBUG  -z noexecstack -z relro -z now @CMakeFiles/SvtAv1EncApp.dir/objects1.rsp -o ../../../../Bin/Release/SvtAv1EncApp.js @CMakeFiles/SvtAv1EncApp.dir/linklibs.rsp


  


  As I am not fluent in c/c++ and related build stack, I am not sure if the problem is my build misconfiguration, svt-av1 sources or emscripten.

  


  Please help me resolve the issue or at least identify the cause, so I can continue in relevant issue tracker.

  


• Piwik PRO is hiring a Technical Support Specialist (Remote)

  13 mars 2015, par Piwik Core Team — Jobs

  At Piwik and Piwik PRO we develop the leading open source web analytics platform, used by more than one million websites worldwide. Our vision is to build the best open alternative to Google Universal Analytics. We are growing and now looking for a Technical Support Specialist !

  What will you be doing ?

  • Supporting Piwik PRO clients on a daily basis – providing rapid responses via phone and email.
  • Participating in calls with Piwik PRO clients analyzing requirements for enterprise customers.
  • Onboarding clients – planning and coordinating the implementation with the dedicated technical team.
  • Communicating complex problems to the dedicated technical team.

  We can promise you :

  • A competitive salary.
  • The opportunity to develop your skills and gain more experience by working on exceptional projects.
  • Access to a regularly updated resource library and the opportunity to contribute to it.
  • Flexible working hours.

  Desired Skills and Experience

  You won’t make it without :

  • A solid technical background and a familiarity with the IT sector.
  • A receptive mind.
  • Great English communication skills (speaking, reading, writing, and listening).
  • Previous experience of working with corporate clients and a sixth sense for striking up relationships.
  • Appropriately mixed abilities : solid communication skills, inquisitiveness and an analytical mind (have the ability to draw conclusions based on gathered data).
  • Great self-organization skills.

  About Piwik PRO

  At Piwik and Piwik PRO we develop the leading open source web analytics platform, used by over 1.1M websites worldwide and is currently ranked the 7th most used web analytics tool in the world. Our vision is to build the best open alternative to Google Universal Analytics.

  The Piwik platform collects, stores and processes a lot of information : hundreds of millions of data points each month. We create intuitive, simple and beautiful reports that delight our users.

  Piwik PRO provides cloud hosting solutions and enterprise-level support and consultancy services. We’re in the process of expanding our US team and are currently seeking to hire a Technical Support Specialist who will focus on assisting our US clients.

  Location

  Ideally you will be located in the USA or Canada (Remote work).

  Apply online

  To apply for this position, please Apply online here. We look forward to receiving your applications !