Re: libaudiofile and mpeg audio
- From: raster redhat com
- To: dm vlsivie tuwien ac at
- cc: gnome-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: libaudiofile and mpeg audio
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 14:32:26 -0500 (EST)
On 13 Jan, Dietmar Maurer scribbled:
-> raster@redhat.com wrote:
-> >
-> > that's not the problem -t he problem is layer3 encoding whihc is still
-> > almost a must in a general library like libaudiofile canot be shipped
-> > withotu paying patents - debain, RH, slackware - NO distribution can
-> > ship it - hell you can barely ship decoders without seeking approval.
-> > we ned patent free stuff. everyone wants windows. why dont we just
-> > screw linux/unix/gnome and work on free software for windows? same
-> > reason. break the proprietary hold.
-> >
->
-> But how can freeamp be distributed with GPL?
-> They do that at the moment.
as long as its free (ie costs zero and have to download) it's fine -
patents are on the format - not the code.
the problem is if a distribution wishes to include it and if it can't
go there we have problems.
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