On 14/09/05, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RedHat asked you to confirm that and I don't see MP3s in Fedora today. The > fact remains, DEBIAN IS NOT A BUSINESS. Novell, is.
Ok, while MP3 support has hijacked this thread, lets just summarise, so that we can get to a definite answer, stick that on the FAQ, so that when this comes up again, we can say go and look at the FAQ. Novell is a business, yes. Debian is not a business: yes. Redhat is a business: yes Debian has MP3: irrelevant Fedora doesn't have MP3: irrelevant. What does matter is whether Thomson does or does not control and license a patent for MP3 decoders. Let's say that Thomson only had a patent for encoders. It would be in their interest to confuse the issue and ask for MP3 licensing for all devices. Alejandro has made a statement that his belief is that decoders do not require a license. Alejandro, what you are saying is against common understanding of MP3 licensing, can you please find some supporting documents or discussion elsewhere, and not just a link to the large number of patents controlled by Thomson. Until Alejandro has done that, move along, there is nothing to see here...... Peter 'Pflodo' Flodin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
