On Tue, 2003-10-28 at 22:44, Chris Spencer wrote:
> I'm kindof surprised how so many people who are NOT lawyers
seem
> to think they know more about worldwide intellectual property law
> than a team of REAL lawyers.
If it is at all questionable then it should be excluded from the
distribution. Everyone wants to take a bite out of Linux. It can't
succeed if it is encumbered by patents. I applaud Red Hat for making
the correct decision of distancing itself from litigation.
Moreover....if you are choosing a Linux distribution that includes MP3
support LOOK OUT. Even an unsuccessful lawsuit is costly. I doubt if
your Linux distribution would survive a successful one.
OK, you're right. You have to respect the law anyway. So, if the law
says that's illegal to distribute MP3 programs, Redhat is right not to
distribute them.
Besides all this OGG is every bit as good. Who cares if it isn't
the
first thing on the market. It's open and free. It's the right choice.
The only problem with OGG is that it's not supported by most mobile
music players. I have one of them and it only supports MP3 and WMA. So,
I have to rip my CDs in MP3 so that I can listen to them on my mobile
music player...
Again...way to go Red Hat...
-Chris
"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of
all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily
defeat us." - Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
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