Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Lame license, commercial use, part II

[Greg Maxwell]

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Mark Taylor wrote:

> hmm, MP3 is not an open format, so i think it just isn't workable to
> mix the GPL and MP3.  If you get a license, it is illegal to
> distribute since you know it is patented.  And if you dont get a
> license, you will probably be sued by Thomson if you distribute it.
> 
> So I'm changing my vote: I suggest changeing the license to something
> like MPL or BSD.

I have to agree somewhat. It would be nice to at least keep the LGPL's
benifit of preventing someone from someone from making some nice additions
and making it non-free.

Also, DO NOT USE BSD! It's got a stupid advertising clause. Use the X11
license insted.

Whats the state of including MPL code in GPL stuff? I didn't think you
could. 


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