On Tue, 2003-10-28 at 22:44, Chris Spencer wrote:
I'm kindof surprised how so many people who are NOT lawyers seem to think they know more about worldwide intellectual property law than a team of REAL lawyers.
If it is at all questionable then it should be excluded from the distribution. Everyone wants to take a bite out of Linux. It can't succeed if it is encumbered by patents. I applaud Red Hat for making the correct decision of distancing itself from litigation.
Moreover....if you are choosing a Linux distribution that includes MP3 support LOOK OUT. Even an unsuccessful lawsuit is costly. I doubt if your Linux distribution would survive a successful one.
OK, you're right. You have to respect the law anyway. So, if the law says that's illegal to distribute MP3 programs, Redhat is right not to distribute them.
Besides all this OGG is every bit as good. Who cares if it isn't the first thing on the market. It's open and free. It's the right choice.
The only problem with OGG is that it's not supported by most mobile music players. I have one of them and it only supports MP3 and WMA. So, I have to rip my CDs in MP3 so that I can listen to them on my mobile music player...
Again...way to go Red Hat...
-Chris
"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us." - Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
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