XMMS and the new MP3 patent terms
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New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder
PatentsPosted by chrisd on Tuesday August 27, @12:27PM
from the good-thing-ogg-is-up-to-speed dept.
Gotz writes "The licensing terms of Thomson and the Fraunhofer
Gesellschaft, who are the owners of the mp3 patents, have changed. Now
not only mp3 encoders but also mp3 decoders require a license. This
page lists the fees -- it's $0.75 per decoder. As a consequence, Red
Hat has already removed all mp3 players from the Rawhide development
version."
So does this mean XMMS gets relegated to non-free now?
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Baloo
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