Fedora's way forward

[Eric S. Raymond]

Andy Burns <fedora at 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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