Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:29:24 +0200 (IST) From: Roman Shterenzon <roman@xpert.com> To: SADA Kenji <sada@bsdclub.org> Cc: <lioux@FreeBSD.org>, <yoshiaki@kt.rim.or.jp>, <ports@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: RESTRICTED flag could be needed for ports/audio/lame Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0012051526310.8395-100000@jamus.xpert.com> In-Reply-To: <200012051321.WAA67060@home.bsdclub.org>
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On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, SADA Kenji wrote: > >From CVS log of ports/audio/lame/Makefile: > > > Code is now under GPL, remove the RESTRICTED flag. > > > > Submitted by: Roman Shterenzon <roman@xpert.com> > > LAME ports' restriction was for mp3 patent sake, > not for code copyright. No, they used to be patch to the fh code, which couldn't be redistributed afaik. > Please see http://lame.sourceforge.net : > > "Personal and commercial use of compiled versions of LAME (or any other > mp3 encoder) requires a patent license in some countries." > > Are you completely sure it is safe ? Note the word "use" - not "distribute", the code and binary can be distributed, it may not be used somewhere under certain circumstances. People kill people, not guns or bullets. > # My comment ``condition is not clear'' was not suitable, sorry. it surely wasn't clear :) > --Roman Shterenzon, UNIX System Administrator and Consultant [ Xpert UNIX Systems Ltd., Herzlia, Israel. Tel: +972-9-9522361 ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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