Glenn Maynard wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 01:46:08AM -0400, Nathanael Nerode 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. > > If so, please name them; they must be removed. > > http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/unable-to-package > > "Software that can't be packaged > 8hz-mp3, bladeenc, etc -- patent problems with Fraunhofer Institute. > (yes, this includes LAME, see archived discussion)" > (link: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/06/msg01213.html) > > All MP3 encoders are non-free.
Oh, this is one of those bogus patents, isn't it. :-P Oops, silly me, didn't do my research. Sorry, I was wrong. I guess all programs which play *nothing* but MP3s should be in contrib. Every MP3 player I've seen so far in Debian plays something else as well. -- There are none so blind as those who will not see.
