TagLib 1.5 Release

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Tue Feb 26 16:39:16 CET 2008


Scott Wheeler wrote:

> Lukáš Lalinský wrote:
>> Anyway, I think a build-time option to disable these formats should take
>> care of any issues.

>  From what Rex said that would seem to be true, but I have to say
> doesn't make any sense for me.  Do distros not have a problem
> distributing the source for something that they object to distributing
> the binary for?

Dunno what other distros do, but fedora's usual policy is to strip out the
patent-encumbered bits from the distributed source as well (via modified
tarballs, etc...).

-- Rex



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