* Russell Coker: > This factor makes it significantly different from the other programs > which are afflicted with patent claims. If Thomson has made clear > statements about a common use case of software based on their > patents in Debian then it's quite different to a battle between > Adobe and Macromedia.
Apparently, it is, because you can still download several free encoders. Furthermore, nobody's got a strategic MP3 encoder project, I guess. Things could go wild only if the entertainment industry realizes that better encoders are a prerequisite to efficient content distribution, and puts pressure on the patent owners to enforce their patents. 8-P (Adobe and Macromedia? Hmm, maybe I should answer my mail more quickly.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
