These are just "non-free" in the US because of patent-related and
DMCA-related issues.
Of course, the issue here is not 100% clear either. see for example:
http://www.flora.ca/patent2003/
But at least we don't have software patent and DRM support in law... yet
David Montminy
On 26/08/2010 10:53 AM, Leslie S Satenstein wrote:
Dont jump to false conclusions.
Non-free means MP3, and ability to read DVDs, etc. (DRM exclusion)
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--- On *Thu, 8/26/10, Jérôme Oufella
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From: Jérôme Oufella <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MLUG] Impacts due to deferred project.
To: "Montreal Linux Users Group" <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 10:36 AM
It may be a project for the secret services that allows posting
encrypted
sensitive messages that appear as regular, intriguing posts on Linux
mailing lists around the world.
It uses the non-free codecs to implement advanced steganographic
algorithms along with the recently advertised Collage project.
http://tech.slashdot.org.nyud.net/story/10/08/25/1330232/Collage-and-the-Challenge-of-Deniability
Jerome
----- "Patricia Campbell" <[email protected]
</mc/[email protected]>> a écrit :
> Leslie, Why did you post the original to the list? You don't want
> feedback and it doesn't inform us of anything ?
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]
</mc/[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> > On 08/25/2010 10:55 PM, Jérôme Oufella wrote:
> >> Sorry if I'm alone with no clue, but what is the project all
about
> ?
> >>
> > You're not alone. As far as I can gather, we're being alerted that
> the
> > thing we don't know about may or may not happen after all. If I
> knew
> > anything about it I might suggest to take out the non-free codecs,
> but I
> > don't so I won't.
> >
> > Here's hoping it either works out or doesn't, depending on
what you
> > wanted and what this is in the first place.
> >
> > Jeremy
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