Re: non-free, LZW, RSA, and mp3
Brian Ristuccia <brianr@osiris.978.org> writes:
> I know this has come up before, but it's not truly resolved, so I'll ask
> again.
>
> Why is Debian able to distribute software that uses patented LZW and RSA
> algorithms from non-free, but unable to distribute mp3 encoders in the same
> fashion?
Because of the different policies of the companies holding this
algorithms.
unisys has granted permission to use LZW to some of the (non-)free
software writers, while Fraunhofer enforces it´s rights on mp3
encoders.
Jens
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