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What are the terms of licensing for the Fluendo mp3 decoder included in the Linux version of Songbird?
What are the terms of licensing for the Fluendo mp3 decoder included in the Linux version of Songbird?
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“MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson”
This product cannot be installed in product other than Personal Computers sold
for general purpose usage, and not for set-top boxes, embedded PC, PC which are
sold and customized for mainly audio or multimedia playback and/or
registration, unless the seller has received a license by Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson and pays the relevant royalties to them.
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Inappropriate?“MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson”
This product cannot be installed in product other than Personal Computers sold
for general purpose usage, and not for set-top boxes, embedded PC, PC which are
sold and customized for mainly audio or multimedia playback and/or
registration, unless the seller has received a license by Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson and pays the relevant royalties to them.
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Inappropriate?Could you just rely on codecs already installed on the machine?
Having an MP3 codec bundled means that Songbird (although under GPL itself) will not be ratified as free software by fsf.org and, therefore, wouldn't be included in truly free distributions like gNewSense.
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