More Sun news: Sun promises to open-source Java

[Scott Dier]

Lee Revell wrote:
> Um, in the real world, people who make music and want the 40 million
> people with ipods to be able to listen to it HAVE to use mp3.

Well, then, they'll just have to use proprietary softwares or directly 
license the patents for their own use with free if it is a commercial 
use. (individuals do not have to endure licensing costs for individual 
use of free mp3 encoders, however binaries can not be distributed within 
certain countries)

Software patents suck, btw.

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Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org>