Bug#90091: ITP: lame - mp3 encoder

["Marcelo E. Magallon" <mmagallo@debian.org>]

>> Mark Purcell <mark@purcell.aaa.net.au> writes:

 > Lame does not contain any of the Fraunhofer Institute code, the lame source
 > code is fully GPL.  Other mp3 encoders, refered to at wnpp/unable-to-package
 > are based on the Fraunhofer Institute code.  However, personal and
 > commercial use of compiled versions of LAME (or any other mp3 encoder)
 > requires a patent license in some countries.

 I know all of this, you are preaching to the choir.  Please take this
 to debian-legal or debian-devel, *AFTER* reading the archives.  IIRC,
 this came up in november or december last year.

 And don't mail me copies of this, I already get this mail.

-- 
Marcelo