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Re: mpg123 contains GPL code?



On Fri, Oct 09, 1998 at 10:31:08PM -0700, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
> This was forwarded to me by a freeamp developer. He said that mpg123
> contains GPL'd code, but its license prohibits non-free use.
> 
> Anyone know what the legal status of mpg123 is?

mpg123 is non-free all right.  No commercial use.  The author needs to be
contacted and asked to either replace the GPL code or change his license to
be compatible with the GPL code he's using.

If the upstream author doesn't wanna do that, out it must go.  =<

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