[CentOS] Noatun and mp3s

[Ioannis Vranos]

Johnny Hughes wrote:
> 
> Very normal ...
> 
> Red Hat is a US based company and the Source RPMs that they provide do
> not play MP3's
> 
> This is because it is currently a patent violation in the USA to
> distribute an MP3 player without licensing it through at least 2
> companies.
> 
> See this link for background:
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070222-8910.html
> 
> Being that I do not have a spare $1.52 billion dollars lying around to
> be able to distribute MP3 playing technology either ... you'll have to
> figure out how to enable MP3's in CentOS 5 via google :P
> 
> Before anyone starts complaining and whining about the USA and it's
> patent laws, etc., etc.  ...  I do not like software patents, I think
> they suck too ... everyone at CentOS thinks they suck ... HOWEVER, I
> still don't have $1.52 dollars, so we will continue not shipping an MP3
> player in CentOS.


OK Johnny, I know the stupid software patent issues and their effects 
against progress (it is like patenting colour combinations in paintings).