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It only sounds like a problem

It only sounds like a problem

Posted Feb 16, 2007 0:48 UTC (Fri) by drag (subscriber, #31333)
In reply to: It only sounds like a problem by dlang
Parent article: Flash for Linux -- It's Not for Designers (internetnews.com)

Having a patent on a codec doesn't preclude it being 'open source'.

It just makes redistribution and use in other programs very troubling. It would be open source, non-free software.

Besides which we have a Free software codec support that will be able to replace what Adobe can't legally 'Free' themselves.


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