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It doesn't contain vlc, mencoder, +etc built with faac support. + +><i> The sources of these programs have some building options (allowing to +</I>><i> respect +</I>><i> patent legislation in some countries...) and the distributions that want +</I>><i> to be worldwide +</I>><i> reachable skip some of these options to build the binaries in their +</I>><i> official repos... +</I>><i> letting third party providing the "full binaries" with patent potential +</I>><i> problems +</I>><i> +</I>><i> The mageia's tainted repo being a kind of optional repo (some mirrors +</I>><i> being free not to propose +</I>><i> it to respect local patent legislation) may be used the same way as +</I>><i> these third repo... +</I> +Patents are not the issue here, license is. + +><i> But if these rpms can't be provided by Mageia, some unofficial third +</I>><i> party repos will appear +</I>><i> like for other distro (need to create a new plf for Mageia ?) +</I>><i> or let appear a Mageia International Backport or a Thac's Mageia rpm... +</I> +-- +Anssi Hannula +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008272.html">[Mageia-dev] Faac and building upon faac +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008278.html">[Mageia-dev] Faac and building upon faac +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8274">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8274">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8274">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8274">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |