On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > Robert P. J. Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >while i'm well aware that MP3 support wasn't included in > >RH 8.0 due to licensing issues, how does that impact the > >fact that you can download an MP3 plug-in from sites > >like www.freshrpms.net? > > The current license allows developers of no-cost software to use the > libraries without cost. But the license was recently changed in a way > that allows the copyright holder to charge these developers. The > copyright holder has denied that it has any intention of charging, but > the license was changed.
ah, so *currently*, red hat has the ability to distribute the MP3 software, but wants to avoid potential problems in case the c.p. holder changes their mind (which they can do any time they want). freshrpms, OTOH, is taking advantage of the current situation but, if the c.p. holder once again changes their mind, he will have to stop distributing. ok, that clears things up. rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
