Re: Bug#349693: ITP: gst-fluendo-mp3 -- MP3 decoder plugin for GStreamer
- To: Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>
- Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
- Subject: Re: Bug#349693: ITP: gst-fluendo-mp3 -- MP3 decoder plugin for GStreamer
- From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:44:48 +0100
- Message-id: <[🔎] 87acblvtun.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de>
- In-reply-to: <1138186994.8928.3.camel@silicium.ccc.cea.fr> (Josselin Mouette's message of "Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:03:14 +0100")
- References: <20060124175814.GA20623@bee.dooz.org> <20060124195210.GA24650@glandium.org> <1138151444.16758.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> <200601251708.37040.russell@coker.com.au> <1138178716.8928.0.camel@silicium.ccc.cea.fr> <87r76w1su5.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> <1138186994.8928.3.camel@silicium.ccc.cea.fr>
* Josselin Mouette:
>> There is no difference between decoders and encoders. Both require
>> patent licenses.
>
> But as I understand it, only the encoding patents are enforceable.
I've never seen a compelling argument why this should be the case.
The arguments looked more or less like wishful thinking to me.
> 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.
Sure, but these aren't "random companies". Some of the patents aren't
obviously invalid (except for the general "software patents are
illegal in Europe" stance), so it's not exactly like the JPEG
situation.
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