Alexandre Oliva (aoliva@xxxxxxxxxx) said: > >> Honest question: has anyone who actually ran or distributed mp3 > >> decoders implemented in (otherwise-)Free Software ever been stopped > >> from doing so in countries where the patent encumbrances of mp3 apply? > >> Or have most just been scared of even trying? > > > Does it really matter? There have been shutdowns due to patent licensing > > on MP3 in the past month - why poke the bear with something obvious. > > Software-only or hardware? Encoders or decoders? > > MP3 patent holders used to distinguish between these cases. And? Fedora needs to be freely re-distributable for *any* use. Including building your own hardware player using it. Bill _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
