[Fedora-legal-list] clarification: is "inactive" mp3 source code forbidden?

Tom Callaway tcallawa at redhat.com
Wed Oct 3 18:45:13 UTC 2012


On 10/01/2012 03:40 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
> See: https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/214
> 
> I'm just looking for a quick clarification on whether it's our position that
> mp3 falls under patented code we should avoid packaging even as source.

Yes. Implementations of mp3 encoders or decoders must not be distributed
in Fedora, even as source, until further notice is given.

~tom

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