Do you use H.264 or MPEG? You need a license.
Recently it was confirmed by the MPEG LA that a license is needed for any use of H.264 and that everyone on the chain is liable. Free software projects are […]
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Christopher Blizzard: HTML5 video and H.264 – what history tells us and why we’re standing with the web
Christopher Blizzard has a great article about H.264 and what it might mean if it becomes the de-facto standard for video on the web. Remember, this is still very early […]
Read moreWindows based Internet cafés “illegal”
I never realised before, but Windows based Internet cafés violate Microsoft’s license terms, because: Windows desktop operating system and Microsoft Office system licenses do not permit renting, leasing, or outsourcing […]
Read moreSun to relicense X.Org code under standard MIT
Sun has been contributing to X for 21 years and now they have announced that all this code will be made available under the standard MIT license, rather than a […]
Read moreAzureus (Vuze) violating GPL?
Mike has an interesting post on his blog about Azureus (now called Vuze) which might be violating the GPL. The source code is available via the website and appears to […]
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