Debian Developers - Re: Bug#349693: ITP: gst-fluendo-mp3 -- MP3 decoder plugin for GStreamer

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Re: Bug#349693: ITP: gst-fluendo-mp3 -- MP3 decoder plugin for GStreamer

Josselin Mouette

2006-01-29, 9:38 pm

Le mercredi 25 janvier 2006 =E0 11:53 +0100, Florian Weimer a =E9crit :
> Just to clarify since you put that emphasis on decoding:
>=20
> There is no difference between decoders and encoders. Both require
> patent licenses.

But as I understand it, only the encoding patents are enforceable. If we
start to remove software from main just because some random companies
claim they have patents covering it, we can stop to distribute Debian
entirely.
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