[Ilugc] 100 % FOSS -- an illusion?
- From: joe_steeve@xxxxxxx (Joe Steeve)
- Date: Tue Jan 18 09:42:20 2005
Toufeeq Hussain <topa_007@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
I use .MOV , .WMV, .ASF and .MP3 codecs to play multimedia files
on xine or mplayer.
Do these codecs qualify as F/OS Software ? Can these codecs be
used in Industry for Professional use without any Licensing
Issues ?
There are some Open formats (Ogg Vorbis) which are not covered by
exclusive patents. Its your choice to either switch to Open
formats or to stick to whatever proprietary formats you've been
using. However, there is Free Software for both.
Its advisable to use Open formats as a protest against the
irrelevance of the software patent system.
--
.O. A proud GNU user
..O
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OOO
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