Re: Bug#158683: ITP: oggasm -- MP3 to Ogg converter
On Sat, 31 Aug 2002 08:53:11 -0400,
marco trevisani <marco@centrotemporeale.it> wrote:
> 3) to my knowledge, neither bladeenc nor lame do use these algorithms
> (they are mainly for encoding at low bit rate, something these
> encoders don't do well - they were'nt designed for that)
> 4) however, from what I understand Fraunhofer and Thompson oblige
> bladeenc and lame developers to distribute *sources* and not
> *binaries* to always check that they are not using patented
> algorithms (now how's that for another use of source visibility :()
If they insist we are violating their patent, it is their job
to prove it, no? "Guilty unless proven otherwise" is illegal
(at least in Japan).
--
Oohara Yuuma <oohara@libra.interq.or.jp>
Debian developer
PGP key (key ID F464A695) http://www.interq.or.jp/libra/oohara/pub-key.txt
Key fingerprint = 6142 8D07 9C5B 159B C170 1F4A 40D6 F42E F464 A695
Better just encrypt it all in your head :-).
--- Derrick 'dman' Hudson, about encryption without any physical medium
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