Am Thu, 5 Jun 2014 22:47:15 +0200 schrieb Johannes Pfau <[email protected]>:
> archlinux has a 'pragmatic' approach regarding licenses & patents > anyway. They also ship libdvdcss, mesa with "--enable-texture-float", > all multimedia codec packages are in the standard repos etc. On Gentoo, due to the compile-from-source mentality the user has the option to enable patented algorithms for their personal use. Enabling these flags comes with a warning, that the resulting binaries must not be redistributed. That way the distribution stays safe from legal issues and the end user doesn't miss out on relevant features. (Unless their hatred for software patents makes them unable to swallow their pride, that is :) ) -- Marco
