[Stable Update] 2022-12-06 - Kernels, Mesa, Plasma, Cinnamon, Nvidia, LibreOffice, Pipewire, Virtualbox

[freggel.doe]

@philm

As a distribution, we have to ensure we don’t have a way to enable a complete codepath for such codecs to avoid the legal risks.

I don’t think that is necessary as Manjaro isn’t based in the US:

[Testing Update] 2022-12-04 - Kernels, Systemd, Mesa, GNOME

I’ve found this even more clear: What is notable and significant in this case is that these patents only apply to corporations with a presence in the US. In other words, these patent rights do not apply in Europe, where the software patent law differs. … Linux distros based outside of the US are not threatened with potential consequences for infringed patent rights applicable in the US.