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So after *just* getting somewhere with hardware decoding in Linux Fedora decided to patent troll themselves. Ugh, patent law is such a protectionist shitshow.
So after *just* getting somewhere with hardware decoding in Linux Fedora decided to patent troll themselves. Ugh, patent law is such a protectionist shitshow.
I understand the motivation - it is fairly sound - a company owned by IBM has to take this shit seriously.
What I'm curious about is what led to it. Did something happen, or did one of their devs suddenly have a lightbulb moment?