Elton Woo said: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>If it only costs a one-time payment of $50-60K to license >>mp3 decoding, why isn't Redhat doing it? If it's strictly >>to appease the GPL then couldn't they ship some type of "add-on" >>pack that included this feature (and maybe the DVD encoding >>as well.) This would be similar to the MS markets the Plus >>Pack and would still allow Redhat to say the OS is shipped >>GPL compliant. >> >>Todd >> >> > Good point. Considering that Mandrake was supposed to "go under" > by way of bankruptcy, and have now released a full new version > with mp3 support included. Does this mean that nothwithstanding, > they (Mandrake) have deeper pockets than Red Hat?
Microsoft has a monopoly in the Desktop operating systems market and has in the past illegally used that monopoly to try to get market share in other markets. Does that make it right for another company to do it? I don't see any Linux distro on the list of companies with an MP3 license: http://www.mp3licensing.com/licensees/index.asp -- William Hooper -- Phoebe-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/phoebe-list
