[bunk@fs.tum.de: Bug#65794: freeamp must go to non-free]
Opinions? I thought that it had been decided that mp3 decoders were ok for
main... I've maintained an mp3 player since I became a maintainer two years
ago, first with emusic, now with freeamp...
Please Cc me on replies, I am not on -legal.
----- Forwarded message from Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> -----
Subject: Bug#65794: freeamp must go to non-free
Reply-To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>, 65794@bugs.debian.org
X-Debian-PR-Message: report 65794
X-Debian-PR-Package: freeamp
X-Debian-PR-Keywords:
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
X-Reportbug-Version: 0.57
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:27:23 +0200
Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Package: freeamp
Version: 2.0.7-1
Severity: important
freeamp is a MP3 decoder. Decoding of MP3s is patented.
http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/swdec.html
says about license fees for MP3 decoders:
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mp3 Software Decoders/Players distributed free-of-charge via the Internet
for personal use of end-users
No license fee is expected for desktop software mp3 decoders/players
that are distributed free-of-charge via the Internet for personal use
of end-users.
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[you have to pay license fees in all other cases]
This seems to conflict with the DFSG. freeamp must go to non-free
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