On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 08:29 -0700, Christopher A. Williams wrote: > I understand the "legal compromise" intended with Codeina in F8. > > But of note, there's only 1 vendor you are directed to if you'd like to > purchase a codec. > > Now - let's put arguments aside about if you should/shouldn't buy a > codec for the moment. What provisions are being made to allow being able > to buy codecs from multiple vendors - essentially facilitating > competition and choice? > > Will we see more than one? > > In the meantime, I'm still probably headed over to Livna (and VLC or > MPlayer) for my codecs... If you use the Fluendo codec, you have obtained a legal, licensed codec, suitable for use in any environment including commercial. If you use the ones from Livna, you are potentially at risk of license/royalty infringement. Me personally, I use mplayer and friends for video and xmms-mp3 for mp3 files. I tried the Fluendo codec and liked it just fine, but using the other ones appeals to the civil disobedience streak in me. >:-) TC
