Red Hat Delays Desktop Linux Due to Codec Issues
Posted by freesoftnews on Dec 14, 2007 in Red Hat • No commentsRed Hat has delayed the upcoming release of their new desktop oriented Linux until January due to problems licensing codecs, according to Yahoo News. For some time, getting free and legitimate codecs for Linux has been a problem. While most distros make it very easy to download the codecs required to play proprietary media formats, these codecs are basically illegal in the US. It is possible to purchase legal codecs and most commercial Linux distros do include legal codecs, but there are still many users out there who will not bother to get legal codecs until they are free.