[Freeciv-Dev] Re: sound development

["Sam BC" <sambc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought that situation was still unresolved?


SamBC

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> [mailto:freeciv-dev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan Sugalski
> Sent: 23 June 2000 18:57
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> At 12:06 AM 6/23/00 +0300, Tuomas Airaksinen wrote:
> >And there are gpl'd mp3 encoders like bladeenc, so what's really
> >the problem?
> 
> The MP3 encoding scheme's patented. It doesn't matter whether there are 
> encoders (or decoders, I think) under the GPL (or LGPL, or Artistic, or 
> BSD, or whatever)--they're all illegal unless the authors have a license 
> from the patent holder.
> 
>                                       Dan
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