lame_3.98.4-1_i386.changes REJECTED

Sebastian Dröge slomo at circular-chaos.org
Tue Apr 19 19:02:08 UTC 2011


On Tue, 2011-04-19 at 18:56 +0000, Torsten Werner wrote:
> Hi maintainer,
> 
> the package fails to comply with the LGPL. Quoting from the top level README:
> 
>   (LGPL, see www.gnu.org) with the following modification:
>   ...
>   2. You agree not to enforce any patent claims for any aspect of
>      MPEG audio compression, or any other techniques contained in
>      the LAME source code.
> 
> But the LPGL is clear:
> 
>   You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the
>   rights granted herein.

What exactly is wrong with this? Sure, it's not LGPL anymore and not
even LGPL compatible but by itself it should be a valid license.
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