Re: [gNewSense-users] Mplayer-plugin

[Karl Goetz]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Brian Brazil wrote:
>>
>>> GIven gNS's reluctance to include iffy media formats, it might not
>>> ever make it into gNS.
>> I wasn't aware of any media formats that we have explicitly removed.
>>
>> Brian
>>
> 
> I'm confused on this.  I've heard some people say gnewsense is supposed
> to reject all patented formats (even when there's a freely licensed
> implementation), but there's definitely still patent-infringing code.  I
> think perhaps people just noticed the removal of multiverse and thought
> that was largely due to patent issues.
> 
> Matthew Flaschen

No software of any size is patent free (including Linux, OGG and
mplayer). AFAIK what happens with patents re gNewSense isn't decided,
but one thought i saw around was removing things with /enforced/ patents.
kk

> 
> 
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Karl Goetz
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