▲ 736 ▼ Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increa (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 6 months ago by commander@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 158 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] No1@aussie.zone 107 points 6 months ago (7 children) Wait, is Stallman right again? AGAIN? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 42 points 6 months ago (4 children) I have met Stallman, I don't like Stallman, Stallman is right about most thing related software licensing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (3 children) This reads like a lawyer was holding a shotgun to your head while you were typing it. I have to assume we won't get any more explanation than that 🤣. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 6 points 6 months ago (2 children) I agree with most of Stallman's views on proprietary code. However, the one time I met him in person I found him to be off putting. I am not going to get into details because this is the internet and I know how people are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillAlive@piefed.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Was he eating his leg boogers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 1 point 6 months ago I am not going to shit on the man. His views and opinions about free software are worth knowing and understanding. I just would invite home to a dinner party or ask his opinion on any other topics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) 🪴🪴🪴 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Teppa@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago Stallman only eats open sores. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 42 points 6 months ago (4 children) I have met Stallman, I don't like Stallman, Stallman is right about most thing related software licensing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (3 children) This reads like a lawyer was holding a shotgun to your head while you were typing it. I have to assume we won't get any more explanation than that 🤣. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 6 points 6 months ago (2 children) I agree with most of Stallman's views on proprietary code. However, the one time I met him in person I found him to be off putting. I am not going to get into details because this is the internet and I know how people are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillAlive@piefed.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Was he eating his leg boogers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 1 point 6 months ago I am not going to shit on the man. His views and opinions about free software are worth knowing and understanding. I just would invite home to a dinner party or ask his opinion on any other topics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (3 children) This reads like a lawyer was holding a shotgun to your head while you were typing it. I have to assume we won't get any more explanation than that 🤣. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 6 points 6 months ago (2 children) I agree with most of Stallman's views on proprietary code. However, the one time I met him in person I found him to be off putting. I am not going to get into details because this is the internet and I know how people are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillAlive@piefed.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Was he eating his leg boogers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 1 point 6 months ago I am not going to shit on the man. His views and opinions about free software are worth knowing and understanding. I just would invite home to a dinner party or ask his opinion on any other topics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 6 points 6 months ago (2 children) I agree with most of Stallman's views on proprietary code. However, the one time I met him in person I found him to be off putting. I am not going to get into details because this is the internet and I know how people are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillAlive@piefed.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Was he eating his leg boogers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 1 point 6 months ago I am not going to shit on the man. His views and opinions about free software are worth knowing and understanding. I just would invite home to a dinner party or ask his opinion on any other topics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Was he eating his leg boogers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 1 point 6 months ago I am not going to shit on the man. His views and opinions about free software are worth knowing and understanding. I just would invite home to a dinner party or ask his opinion on any other topics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 1 point 6 months ago I am not going to shit on the man. His views and opinions about free software are worth knowing and understanding. I just would invite home to a dinner party or ask his opinion on any other topics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) 🪴🪴🪴 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Teppa@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago Stallman only eats open sores. permalink fedilink source parent