Yordan Stefan wrote:

> Le Dimanche 07 Janvier 2001 01:20, vous avez écrit :
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
>>>> Mandrake 7.2 includes grip and paranoia, but to complete the use of
>>>> grip it is necesary also an encoder, like lame or bladeenc. I have used
>>>> both and are very stable. Why do no put in the cooker and in the next
>>>> mandrake release lame and bladeenc rpms?

>>> They were included in Mandrake 7.0, but were removed for copyright
>>> problems. Neither of them are free, if i can remember.

 > The compiled version is not authorized
 > The source code is allowed

OK, is it legal to ship the RPM as source only, and get the post-install 
script to compile it? Or would you need to have the user type a separate 
command to compile it? How compiled is compiled: could you ship the .o 
collection and link it on site? Could you ship source *and* binary legally?

A head-scratcher for your lawyers. (-:

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