RE: libaudiofile and mpeg audio

["Fox, Kevin M" <kmfox bhi010 bhi-erc com>]

The library will require lgpl so that non gpled programs can use it. The
only way to use gpled sorce in an lgpl library would be to change the gpl to
a lgpl or make it a module.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dietmar Maurer [SMTP:dm@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at]
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 13, 1999 11:27 AM
> To:	gnome-list@gnome.org
> Cc:	Fox, Kevin M
> Subject:	Re: libaudiofile and mpeg audio
> 
> Fox, Kevin M wrote:
> > 
> > That plugin idea sounded like a good idea. Then the modules can be
> > distributed with whatever license they want.
> > 
> 
> But freeamp (XingTech MPEG decoder) is distrubuted under the GPL, and
> there are some patent issues. If I understand the previous discussion (
> and the GPL) this contradicts the GPL?