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Fedora and MP3Fedora and MP3Posted Apr 7, 2006 17:29 UTC (Fri) by ametlwn (subscriber, #10544)In reply to: Fedora and MP3 by jmorris42 Parent article: Fedora and MP3
If Debian can have an unfree repository, and tell people it exists, why can't Fedora?The analogy is flawed. Debian non-free contains stuff that is not released under a DFSG free license but that we believe to be able to distribute without legal troubles. It is not Debian/warez. Afaik RedHat OTOH is not distributing MP3 software (either in Fedora or as part of the non-existing Fedora/non-free) because they think they might get into trouble.
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Fedora and MP3 Posted Apr 10, 2006 18:54 UTC (Mon) by jmorris42 (subscriber, #2203) [Link] > It is not Debian/warez.
I take it you didn't actually read my post. If Macromedia is publishing a yum repository then it really takes a disturbed mind to connect telling people about that URL with 'warez'. I don't even think the most extreme lawyer at the MPAA would do want to try that one.
I granted that MP3 support is dodgy in the US, even just pointing to a non-US repo and probably even if it had a notice explaing the patent situation and recommending it only for folks in jurisdictions where there aren't any legal issues. My point was their carrying a supportable position far into la-la land where pointing people looking for a flash plugin to Macromedia's own yum repo is a non-starter.
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