On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Christian Schaller <cscha...@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi, not sure why Spot hasn't chimed in, but yes this > has been run through legal. Tom and I where on the same > email thread with the laywers. > > I'm assuming it's because he's at RH Summit. He looked blissfully busy in the pic I saw, and I assume this has contributed. :) > Of course on top of that the fact that they shut down the mp3licensing > operation is a pretty strong sign :) > > Christian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jon" <jdisn...@gmail.com> > > To: "Development discussions related to Fedora" < > devel@lists.fedoraproject.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 4:57:18 PM > > Subject: Re: mp3 encoding now ok > > > > Normally Spot would revel these kind of topics. > > > > Where are you Spot? > > > > Have you run this topic through RH legal? > > > > Presumably one does not need legal sign-off when patents legally > > expire, but this topic is significant. > > > > We can now package mp3 encoding software. > > > > That is a big thing. > > > > --Jon > > > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 3:13 PM, Christian Schaller <cscha...@redhat.com> > > wrote: > > > Thanks, hadn't seen that. Ok, well I guess they do deserve some credit > for > > > owning up to > > > their patents having expired. I am sure there are others out there who > > > would keep > > > claiming they still had IP in the hope of creating enough uncertainty > to > > > get at least > > > some people to keep paying. > > > > > > Christian > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Jon" <jdisn...@gmail.com> > > >> To: "Development discussions related to Fedora" > > >> <devel@lists.fedoraproject.org> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 2:59:32 PM > > >> Subject: Re: mp3 encoding now ok > > >> > > >> From the source: > > >> > > >> """ > > >> On April 23, 2017, Technicolor's mp3 licensing program for certain mp3 > > >> related patents and software of Technicolor and Fraunhofer IIS has > > >> been terminated. > > >> """ > > >> > > >> https://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en/ff/amm/prod/audiocodec/ > audiocodecs/mp3.html > > >> > > >> --Jon > > >> > > >> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Denise Dumas <ddu...@redhat.com> > wrote: > > >> > Congratulations!!! > > >> > > > >> >> On May 3, 2017, at 1:45 PM, Christian Schaller < > cscha...@redhat.com> > > >> >> wrote: > > >> >> > > >> >> Hi, > > >> >> So just wanted everyone to know that we now have the go ahead to > ship > > >> >> mp3 > > >> >> encoding in Fedora too. So anyone involved with packaging > > >> >> mp3 encoders can now start migrating them to the Fedora > repositories. > > >> >> We > > >> >> are still in the process of evaluating other codecs. > > >> >> > > >> >> Christian > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > >> >> devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > > >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@lists. > fedoraproject.org > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > > >> > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> -Jon Disnard > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > > >> To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > > > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > > > > > > > -- > > > > -Jon Disnard > > _______________________________________________ > > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > -- http://cecinestpasunefromage.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------ in your fear, seek only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie
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