On Nov 10, 06 17:05:48 +0100, Matthias Hopf wrote:
> On Nov 04, 06 13:27:16 +0100, Henne Vogelsang wrote:
> > > Do you really think that MS will give the codecs? Yes, but only with
> > > DRM.
> >
> > Video/Audio codecs have nothing to do with DRM. The question is what the
> > heck do we want with windows media codecs? Theres no real need to have
> > them. We should and we do embrace patent free audio/video codecs with
> > openSUSE. Thats the way to go.
>
> Once again: There are *no* patent free codecs to the best of my
> knowledge. There are just some codecs which happen to not have companies
> behind them that charge for their inventions.
Ah, nice catch.
Novell does not distribute any patent infringing code.
Wasn't that said in the Microsoft-FAQ?
cheers,
Jw.
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