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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 14:57:55 -0700
From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: pppd vs ijppp
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Terry Lambert writes:
> > I've done a tad more research (via Lycos) and found that it is indeed 
> > possible that the Compression Control Protocol (CCP) of PPP is patented 
> > by Motorola.  I've not seen any followup, but I've not spent months 
> > looking either...
> 
> Around the same links, you'll find published source for the Cellular
> Phone voice compression technique (this may be less suitable to non
> voice data, but Amancio will probably roll it into VAT now that it
> has been mentioned publically 8-)).

Umm, we already have cellphone compression in our tree already.
ports/audio/gsm. :)


Nate