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Re:Software NRSC-5 Receiver by TD-Linux on Thursday June 15, 2017 @07:12PM (#14565265)
Not exactly the same situation as Ubuntu - the MP3 decoding checkbox downloaded Fluendo's decoder, which was actually properly licensed. But otherwise you're correct (FYI, there are EU and JP patents too).
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Re:Software NRSC-5 Receiver by heywire on Thursday June 15, 2017 @07:18PM (#14565297)
Ah, good to know. Not sure where I got the idea that it was basically an "I live somewhere without those patents" checkbox.
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