Ubuntu 1, Fedora 0

Scott van Looy scott at ethosuk.org.uk
Tue Mar 20 15:07:54 UTC 2007


Today Les Mikesell did spake thusly:

> Hikaru Amano wrote:
>
>> wait till pungi/pilgrim/revisor finish , create your own spin with mp3
>> support .. just dont name it fedora .. and take responsibility for it
>> if you got a lawsuit because distributing mp3 decoders ..
>
> Or, convince Apple they should release a Linux port of itunes...

Who would pay for it? The problem isn't that the mp3 codecs are patent 
encumbered, they're that the people who own the patents charge a per seat 
licence feee, afaik...

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