Bug#90091: ITP: lame - mp3 encoder
Josip,
Not all people will have to apply for a patent license to use it, only
certain people. That should qualify it for non-free, in much the same way
ssh2 is in non-free because commercial users need to license it.
I realize that many Debian developers and users are in the US, so it would
seem as though "all" users would have to apply for a patent license, however
many != all. I, for one, live in Canada, and AFAIK, I can legally use LAME
all I want, and I think it would be great to have it packaged.
But... This poor dead horse has been flogged again and again, and if
debian-legal doesn't think it's feasible, I'm not going to argue otherwise.
... Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Josip Rodin [mailto:joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr]
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 7:53 AM
To: Mark Purcell; 90091@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Marcelo E. Magallon
Subject: Bug#90091: ITP: lame - mp3 encoder
On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 11:16:07PM +1100, Mark Purcell wrote:
> However, personal and commercial use of compiled versions of LAME (or any
> other mp3 encoder) requires a patent license in some countries.
>
> Which qualifies for non-free in Debian as the patent is only approved in
> Germany and USA.
>
> Personal and commercial use of compiled versions of LAME (or any other mp3
> encoder) requires a patent license in some countries.
So, you're saying we can actually distribute the sources and binaries, but
once someone tries to use it, they need to arrange it with the patent
holder? Somehow I don't think that will work. :|
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