Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] linking mp3 decoders with rhythmbox

[Jorn Baayen <jorn nl linux org>]

We don't link against gstreamer plugins, thats the whole point of them..
but we *do* link against the mad library and that is problematic.

What we need is to use the gstreamer metadata system, but it is not
finished so we can't do that yet - but that will automagically solve all
our problems.

Patience, IMHO. :)

lör 2003-05-10 klockan 21.18 skrev Colin Walters:
> Hi,
> 
> Havoc Pennington raised the issue on IRC of rhythmbox linking against
> mp3 decoders like the mad GStreamer plugin.  Technically since the
> plugin is using a patented codec, and rb is GPL the result is illegal to
> distribute.  To work around this legalistic braindamage, we would have
> to add an exception to the license saying that linking against any
> GStreamer plugin is acceptable.
> 
> Havoc says he's going to try to see if we can get a lawyer like Eben
> Moglen to help write an exception.
> 
> In the meantime though, I would like to float the idea here, because we
> would need permission from all the copyright holders to change the
> license.  Are you guys amenable to this?  
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