* Josh Triplett: > Nathanael Nerode wrote: >> Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS wrote: >>>Does Debian main contain any MP3s? If not, would you like to see MP3 >>>players removed from Debian main? >> >> Debian main does contain MP3 recorders. I think that is quite sufficient to >> render MP3 players useful with no non-free software; you can make your own >> MP3s. > > Debian main does not contain any MP3 encoders. The licensing terms of > the patent on MP3 require a royalty payment on encoders (but not > decoders),
You have to pay royalties for decoders, too: <http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/index.html>
