Quoting Peter Flodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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
I've seen this debate go back and forth now (almost) since the
existance of this
mailing list. It's getting old in a hurry - the community and Novell
BOTH ought
to determine what the solution is, and choose it. Arguing over something that
essentially is out of our control isn't getting us anywhere - instead, it has
fragmented us into two different camps.
Why is the inclusion of mp3 support in other distros irrelevant? Out
of the box
mp3 support is something we should try to include, if we say that we want to
gain users and mindshare, is it not? Won't Joe User want mp3 support out of
the box, and not have go to find it via forums and mailing list
archives? (And
none of that elitist "Well, if they can't figure it out, tough sh!t. Linux
isn't for idiots" - I came across that in a discussion with someone and I
cringed. ) The goal is to give the user an OS that is as painless to operate
as possible, right?
-Chris
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