Debian status
Debian status
Posted Jun 5, 2025 9:51 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)In reply to: Debian status by nim-nim
Parent article: OpenH264 induces headaches for Fedora
> The only solution is to avoid feeding the trolls, refuse to buy things that rely on H264 & H265 (ie iPhone / Apple TV) and replace them with AV1-capable solutions (right now, good Android TV / Android hardware).
I wish I could buy stuff that doesn't rely on iCrap OR Android (or anything like that). Unfortunately, it's almost (if not completely) impossible to get a decent "free to air" TV any more, and I'm fed up to the back teeth providing tech support to people who don't have a clue how to navigate the home page. They want the default to be the channel they were last watching, and at most a button for the tv guide.
The in-laws won't be around by then, but I'm dreading what will happen when they get round to shutting down "free to air" - it's currently in the works ...
Cheers,
Wol
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