monica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 8 days agoA 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linuxwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down10cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-linkA 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linuxwww.xda-developers.commonica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 8 days agomessage-square24linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoNot for linux itself, no, but for desktos distros it makes it hard to keep it fully open source and free of proprietary stuff.
minus-squareusername_1@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-28 days agoI don’t actually remember when it was the last time I heard about divx. 10-15 years ago? I think that the title is clickbait and overdramatization.
minus-squarederek@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoIt’s an xda-dev article. Of course the title is over-dramatized clickbait.
Not for linux itself, no, but for desktos distros it makes it hard to keep it fully open source and free of proprietary stuff.
I don’t actually remember when it was the last time I heard about divx. 10-15 years ago? I think that the title is clickbait and overdramatization.
It’s an xda-dev article. Of course the title is over-dramatized clickbait.