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Ubuntu's libfaac AAC encoder causing concern
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| Problems with the licensing of the faac
| library could lead to it having to be removed
| from Ubuntu's distribution or moved to the
| "restricted" repositories where license
| encumbered codecs are kept. Libfaac is used to
| encode audio into the AAC format, which is
| used alongside a range of video formats to
| provide a soundtrack.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Ubuntu-s-libfaac-AAC-encoder-causing-concern-967561.html
Recent:
AAC codec may be removed from Ubuntu repos
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| A closer examination of the libfaac codec,
| a free software project containing an AAC
| encoder installable and used by various
| packages in the Ubuntu repositories, has
| turned up a conflict: the codec cannot be
| freely distributed under the LGPL, a common
| license used for the distribution of media
| libraries in free software, due to the
| inclusion of several other licenses' which
| are incompatible with the LGPL. This is
| despite the fact libfaac declares itself as
| compatible with LGPL.
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| Ubuntu 10.04 users wishing to play AAC
| format audio may find themselves out of
| luck.
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http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/aac-codec-to-be-removed-from-ubuntu.html
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