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Re: where is libMP3.so



On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 03:44:34PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 14:00:18 +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 02:30:57PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 23:18:53 +1100, Rob Weir wrote:
> > > > Debian contains no MP3 encoders due to patent issues,
> > > 
> > > Not even in non-us?
> > 
> > The patent is not US-specific.
> 
> OK, so perhaps one would need another section for countries where
> software patents are not protected.

Unfortunately that's not really practical at the moment, especially as
the usefulness of non-US is not what it used to be (since we can
distribute DFSG-compliant crypto from the main archive now).

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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