>
>
> But LAME does not use the ISO code. Now the code is 100% original and is
> LGPL'ed. The decoding functions are from mpglib and are GPL'ed. Now,
> Mandrake includes mpg123, because yes, I see what you're saying, that
> they did ignore functions for decoding (mpg123), but not encoding
> (lame). But I'll say it again, that LAME clains to no longer contain any
> ISO code and is LGPL'ed. Now, as to whether this makes any bit of
> difference as far as whether the patent still stands, I don't know,
> either, unfortunately.
>
Gentlemen I think there are a couple of things that need to be addressed.
They revolve around:
(1) Having something which requires us to pay a fee for a function is not
Ok. In this case it would be the encoding function of MPEG.
(2) An open-source, but restrictive license is not Ok either.
If lame has gotten rid of those MPEG patented functions, it might be Ok to
include it.
If they meet the above requirements, I think people should be very open-minded
about its inclusion in cooker. I have used xmovie and xine before, and I know
that xine has problems with playing certain VCDs, and that xmovie does not
work 100 % of the time (though it has come a long way from 1.5.x ..)
Someone want to make an RPM of it, or has already got one?
--
Geoffrey Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
李長風
http://www.wychk.org/~glee
$ /usr/games/fortune
Anything that can go wrong will go
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
$
