Hi Steve, > That website refers to enforcement of patents on mp3 *encoders*, > not on mp3 *de*coders. Please do not conflate the two issues.
I'm afraid I must, as while the royalty rates may be different, the patent issues apply to both encoders and decoders. > Debian will > continue to consider them separately. It's a completely artificial distinction. Of course the patent holders have a vested interest in seeing the decoders spread as widely as possible, legal or not, in order to further the hegemony of their proprietary format among users. I'm curious as to why Debian would want to support that effort. Cheers! Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
