Fluendo MP3 GStreamer Plugin in Main for Dapper?

[Florian Zeitz]

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JanC schrieb:
> On 12/30/05, Stephan Hermann <sh at sourcecode.de> wrote:
> 
>>It's all about patents. Patents are evil in this case, that we're not allowed
>>to freely use them for non-commercial purposes. It would be wise for
>>Frauenhofer, to make a commitment to the opensource software world, and have
>>a special treatment for the MP3 patent for (F)OSS.
> 
> 
> AFAIK these patents are owned by several companies & institutions,
> including Fraunhofer, Thompson & Philips.  You would need to have
> permission from all those patent-owners...
> 
> --
> JanC
> 

That is true, but Fraunhofer and Thomson are if I understand the
situation correctly the only patent holders, that are actually enforcing
there patents.
It would definetly be a nice move to make a exception for FOSS, but I
don't think it's going to happen.
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