Xmms and RH8

[yarddog]

wow, such propaganda! it would be better to try another distro.

On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 09:35, Derek Neighbors wrote:
> 
> Specifically Red Hat is a good member of the free software community. 
> Despite trashings on slashdot and elsewhere.  They do not wish to break
> patent law or succumb to inferior patents by paying patent levies to
> arrogant "intellectual property" (sic) tyrants.
> 
> The right answer is not 'download the xmms-mpg123' rpm.  The right
> answer is use .ogg format instead.  Demand it from those whom you trade
> music with.  So that mp3 will go away. ;)
> 
> I say this because there may come a day in which you wont be able to
> freely download xmms-mpg123 either.  It is better to free your self from
> the mp3 patent now, instead of when its too late. ;)
> 
> -- 
> Derek Neighbors
> GNU Enterprise
> http://www.gnuenterprise.org
> derek@gnue.org
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