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479: Good Software, Bad Blood

LINUX Unplugged

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Is There a Willful Choice in Open Source Software?

Fedor is a free software distribution based on the Linux kernel. It uses H264 video compression technology to play back DVDs and Blu-ray discs. The company recently announced that it would no longer be issuing unlimited licenses for these codecs. Fedor has been trying to get rid of this problem, but so far hasn't had much success.

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