Note that Debian does include a decoder by default for both MP3 and
H.264 but they can only do so because they are a non-profit and the
worst case scenario is a injunction until they remove the infringing
parts so realistically noone is going to go after them because one
cannot extract money from Debian.
This is not true according to the debian social contract. http://www.debian.org/social_contract
There is no mention of copyright on the page. It is not a page about copyright.
Your argument is refuted most strongly by
License Must Not Be Specific to Debian
No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
The document is quite clear that Debian will not distribute software which only they can distribute or which can only be distributed non-commercially.
Debian distributes H.264 because it is free at least in the majority of the world which does not have a terrorist government. Put down your religion and look again.
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Avi אבי Alkalay אלקלעי wrote:It's based on the Isle of Man, not in the USA.
> What are the legal tools that Ubuntu uses so it can ship H.264 ?
Ubuntu's parent company is headquartered in the UK just like RedHat is headquartered in the US.
If the US's repressive laws are holding Fedora back, why not simply open a Fedora organization in the Isle of Man just like Ubuntu has done.
In any case. This argument is moot. Fedora will distribute H.264 because it will be part of Firefox.
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