Hi all,
I am interested in building FC5 based installations for commercial sale.
One of the requirements is the capability to play back media of as many
types as possible (eg using mplayer/xine/vlc). While Fedora core/extras
can't contain patent encumbered nor non-open source software, in general
terms is there anything to stop me selling such a box ?
eg. for mpeg2 / 4 playback I could use the various libraries available.
Does anyone know if other parties have been able to negotiate with the
patent holders (I guess MPEG) individual licenses for linux machines ?
Is it hideously expensive ?
Unfortunately, while most media content that I would need to be played
is made available from outside sources as mpeg2 files or DVDVideo discs
(non-encrypted), I can definitely see the advantages in the non-patented
formats eg ogg / ogm. Losing quality in converting to different formats
wouldn't seem to make sense ?
From the other viewpoint, is there mature ogg/ogm open-source plugins
for adobe premiere or wm coders that I could supply to these outside
content creators (on winOS) and hence have the original media in open
format to start with ?
I welcome any comments from people who may have dabbled in this area.
Thanks, DaveT.
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