[Bug 342] Review request: tivodecode - Convert a .TiVo file from TiVoToGo to a normal MPEG
http://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=342
--- Comment #5 from Bernard Johnson <bjohnson(a)symetrix.com> 2009-01-26 22:13:41
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And it was denied:
I need a ruling on whether tivodecode can be accepted into Fedora.
It's
> currently submitted to rpmfusion, but Kevin Koffler thought it might be
> able to be accepted into Fedora proper.
>
> There were three things under consideration:
> * Freeness of QUALCOMM software license - appears to be free software
> * QUALCOMM encryption patents (free?)
> * MPEG program stream decoding (not decompression)
Well, there really is a fourth: this is possibly a DMCA violation. Upon
consultation with counsel, we decided that we're much happier with this
living in RPMFusion as a result.
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