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Jonathan Roberts wrote: > Hi all, > > This article (OK, from a Fedora blog!) is a pretty interesting read I > think - talking about how Ubuntu is illegal in the US due to DMCA, > patent and licensing violations (including, possibly the GPL) - and > I'm interested to see how this will all turn out once they start > shipping... > > http://spot.livejournal.com/268191.html > > Cheers, > > Jon > > On a related note, if they can't have software that plays Mp3s directly, how does it work if they include software that converts mp3 to ogg, surely somewhere you need to decode the patented stuff in mp3, and strip it out, to convert to ogg, which is patent free. Paul -- http://www.openoffice.org http://www.linux.org CHAT SERVICES www.phractured.net PRFC CHAT ROOM - http://www.zleap.net/cgi-bin/irc.cgi www.serfer.co.uk -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html