starman ( starman@programming.dev ) to Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoVLC Media Player Plans to Add Online Media Streamingnews.itsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1324
arrow-up1324external-linkVLC Media Player Plans to Add Online Media Streamingnews.itsfoss.comstarman ( starman@programming.dev ) to Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squareKusimulkku ( Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoThere’s room for both the principled take and the practicality. We have both FOSS distros and those that ship patent encumbered stuff and proprietary driver.
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minus-squareKusimulkku ( Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoVLC has been distributed with libdvdcss and patent incumbered codecs for ages. Beware: VLC media player binaries are distributed with the libdvdcss library included. I don’t see this as at all different tbh
There’s room for both the principled take and the practicality. We have both FOSS distros and those that ship patent encumbered stuff and proprietary driver.
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VLC has been distributed with libdvdcss and patent incumbered codecs for ages.
I don’t see this as at all different tbh