OT, questionable licenses RE: mp3 support

[David Balazic]

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> Sent: 	6. november 2003 21:32
> To: 	fedora-test-list at redhat.com
> Subject: 	Re: mp3 support
> 
> On Thu, 2003-11-06 at 18:53, Antti wrote:
> > What package do I need to listen mp3s with rhythmbox? 
> 
> MP3 support isn't distributed because of license concerns.  Please try to
> use of a free audio format like ogg (http://www.vorbis.com/), which is
> already available on multiple platforms (including windows) if at all
> possible.  This way we will hasten the adoption of these formats and be
> able to enjoy music without concerns :).
> 
> If you must use MP3s for some reason, you can buy a player or have to get
> the mp3 libraries from places of questionable legality:
> 
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Questionable only at places with questionable laws.
AFAIK the only problem with MP3 are software patents, which are valid in USA
and some places,
but not everywhere. In EU ( == europe :-) ) SW patents are not legal. I
think. But only a lawyer can
tell that for sure, I guess ...

> Step 1) prepare to get questionable libraries: see below for editing your
> /etc/yum.conf file
> Step 2) install questionable libraries: run "yum install libmad xmms-mp3"
> 
> If you just installed Fedora, use yum to get the packages by adding these
> lines to the end of your /etc/yum.conf:
> 
> --- add to /etc/yum.conf
> [livna-stable]
> name=Livna 3rd party packages with questionable licenses -- use at your
> own risk
> baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/0.95/i386/yum/stable
> ---
> 
> 
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