Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 23rd Feb 2003 20:42 UTC
Red Hat is the undisputed commercial leader when it comes to Linux distros. A few years ago more distros were sharing the Linux market/userbase, but these days Red Hat has overcome its competitors in impressions, sales and popularity. Popularity doesn't always mean quality though (look at Windows9x for example), so after our world's first review of Red Hat 8.0 a few months ago, I wanted to check out the new product, Red Hat 8.1, destined to be released sometime in the next one or two months. I downloaded and installed the third beta of 8.1, codenamed Phoebe, and gave it a whirl. We will be featuring a full review when the final version becomes available, but here is a preliminary report on the current status, accompanied by three screenshots. Update: Added one more screenshot.
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> Thomsons multimedia has made clear that MP3 may be included in free software for free.
Ah. You see, a naive person might take that to mean that Red Hat can include MP3 players with no fear of trouble.
But the reality is very different. Without a license (an email saying "Yes, it is OK to make free MP3 programs" is not a license) Red Hat has to consider that Thompson may decide one day that it would like royalties after all. They will argue that they meant free SOFTWARE, not FREE software, or that only no-cost downloads were included, or that in any case Red Hat don't have a license... at best it will cause a lot of negative press and lost revenue.
Unisys played this game for years with GIF, offering "special exceptions" and then changing the terms and conditions as it suited them. RSA did the same thing with crypto libraries. Red Hat want no part in it if they can help it.