If it only costs a one-time payment of $50-60K to license mp3 decoding, why isn't Redhat doing it? If it's strictly to appease the GPL then couldn't they ship some type of "add-on" pack that included this feature (and maybe the DVD encoding as well.) This would be similar to the MS markets the Plus Pack and would still allow Redhat to say the OS is shipped GPL compliant.
Todd
Good point. Considering that Mandrake was supposed to "go under" by way of bankruptcy, and have now released a full new version with mp3 support included. Does this mean that nothwithstanding, they (Mandrake) have deeper pockets than Red Hat?
It's been argued here that RH is more likely a possible target of lawsuit because they are a "fatter target". If that is the case, how come Mandrake (the "daying" "bankrupt" company) can afford to pay the licencing fees, but not Red Hat?
Red Hat in the linux world is the equivalent of IBM OS/2 in the "alternative OS" market. ... and *sorry*, but I DON'T mean that as a compliment!
Elton.
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