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Inviato da linuxbookpro il Dom, 03/18/2012 - 23:38

Codecs MP3, AVI, MPEG etc.

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Dom, 03/18/2012 - 23:38
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I'm a new user to Trisquel and *Free Software* as defined on fsf.org.

As far as I know MP3 and many other popular video and audio formats are considered non-free (at least I thought they were).

Thanks to OggConvert and other similar programs I can easily convert my files to free software. But doesn't the act of doing that enter a grey area?

Could clarify why I can play mp3s at all out of the box in Trisquel.

Thanks in advance.

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Lun, 03/19/2012 - 00:08
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See: FFmpeg: Legal status of codecs (Wikipedia)

Trisquel is from Spain and GStreamer FFmpeg plug-in (Wikipedia) is free software.

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Lun, 03/19/2012 - 00:29
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The decoders are free software but they are patent encumbered (i.e. you need a patent license to playback the file in some parts of the world).

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Lun, 03/19/2012 - 00:35
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Thanks aloniv,
I've been converting my files to Ogg Vorbis audio and video formats anyway which removes any need for silly licenses.

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Lun, 03/19/2012 - 00:32
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Thanks icarolongo.
that was exactly what I was looking for.
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Dom, 08/19/2012 - 07:36
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Since I am in the United States, does that mean I can't "legally" use Trisquel, because I haven't paid for a WMV, MPEG2, etc. license? Maybe Trisquel could ship without those codecs, so Americans can use it without being copyright infringing pirates :)

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Dom, 08/19/2012 - 09:08
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If you really want to know ask a lawyer.

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Dom, 08/19/2012 - 13:42
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More like patent infringing pirates

It's funny, the community designed the software with our own code, but they're still able to control our use of it.What an absurdity!

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Dom, 08/19/2012 - 14:30
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This seems relevant: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy

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Lun, 08/20/2012 - 00:10
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I just use VLC, but doesn't that use different codecs than Totem which is Gstreamer?

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