Moritz Muehlenhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Fabian Greffrath wrote: >> You all know about the unsatisfying situation of some codec libraries >> that are commonly called 'risky' or 'patented'; namely lame, xvid and >> friends. While being perfectly free software on the one hand, licensed >> under the GPL or LGPL, they are surrounded by a cloud of patent FUD or >> even actual threat, which makes them unsuitable for Debian's main >> section [0]. [...] > > We should just create a separate archive like non-us, e.g. non-pat, > which's primary host would reside somewhere where multimedia software > patents are moot. (I suppose france would be alright, since debian- > multimedia is hosted there). d-i should offer to add these sources.
How about just using non-free for that? In the past, patented packages like gif encoders have been hosted there, so why can't we just use them for mpeg encoders as well? -- Gruesse/greetings, Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
