Andy Burns <fedora(a)adslpipe.co.uk>:
Eric S. Raymond wrote:
>The page says $50K one time flat fee for a decoder.
And an £15K minimum annual royalty?
I don't see that.
Presumably they won't allow source
distribution, Fedora/RedHat might just as well point people to Fluendo's
paid up binary only MP3 plugin
https://shop.fluendo.com/
No, there's a crucial distinction. Consumers think they should get this
capability bundled with their OS, not have to pay extra after the sale.
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