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Re: [SLE] SuSE 9.3 - Is it really that bad?
- From: Stephen Boddy <stephen.boddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 14:20:57 +0100
- Message-id: <200505021420.57469.stephen.boddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Monday 02 May 2005 12:25, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Do I understand correctly that it is not legal in the US for SuSE users to
> listen to mp3, but it is for european users?
>
> Do you have more info on this (a link for further reading, perhaps)? I
> think SuSE should have told us Europeans buyers why mp3 did not work any
> longer, and how we could solve it. A product that sells worldwide should
> give this kind of info in an easy to find place (like the printed book).
> Multimedia is announced in the box.
It's because the process of encoding and decoding mp3's are covered by
software patents. In the US these are enforcable, whilst they are not
(theoretically) in the EU.
It could well be mentioned on the Novell/SuSE website, but since the buyout
Novell have turned that into an obtuse exercise into frustration. A few of
the reviews have highlighted this issue and the solution. Of course there is
nothing to stop a US citizen downloading the additional packages, but they
take on the legal responsibility themselves.
--
Steve Boddy
> Do I understand correctly that it is not legal in the US for SuSE users to
> listen to mp3, but it is for european users?
>
> Do you have more info on this (a link for further reading, perhaps)? I
> think SuSE should have told us Europeans buyers why mp3 did not work any
> longer, and how we could solve it. A product that sells worldwide should
> give this kind of info in an easy to find place (like the printed book).
> Multimedia is announced in the box.
It's because the process of encoding and decoding mp3's are covered by
software patents. In the US these are enforcable, whilst they are not
(theoretically) in the EU.
It could well be mentioned on the Novell/SuSE website, but since the buyout
Novell have turned that into an obtuse exercise into frustration. A few of
the reviews have highlighted this issue and the solution. Of course there is
nothing to stop a US citizen downloading the additional packages, but they
take on the legal responsibility themselves.
--
Steve Boddy
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