Subject: Microsoft uses Ogg Vorbis, it seems
From: Linonut
Date: 12/14/2007 11:27:35 AM
http://www.postneo.com/2003/10/14/halo-for-pc-uses-ogg-vorbis
In order to get Halo to run correctly on my laptop, I had to first
run Halo with the -safemode option in order to tweak the video
settings. I navigated to the install directory with my good old
standby the dos command prompt. While I was there, I noticed
xiph_license.txt as well as ogg.dll and vorbis.dll. Could Halo
(distributed by Microsoft Games) be using cool and subversive open
source technology?
The answer is "Hell yes" aparently.
. . .
Of course Microsoft's use of GPL software in Windows Services
for Unix is more amusing from an open source at Microsoft point of
view.
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Tux rox!
Subject: Microsoft uses Ogg Vorbis, it seems
From: Tim Smith
Date: 12/15/2007 3:49:56 AM
On 2007-12-15, [H]omer <spam@uce.gov> wrote:
>> Could Halo (distributed by Microsoft Games) be using cool and
>> subversive open source technology?
>>
>> The answer is "Hell yes" aparently.
>
> I hope they provide the corresponding source, as they're required to.
It's under a BSD-like license. They are not required to provide source.
Subject: Microsoft uses Ogg Vorbis, it seems
From: Linonut
Date: 12/14/2007 11:27:35 AM
http://www.postneo.com/2003/10/14/halo-for-pc-uses-ogg-vorbis
In order to get Halo to run correctly on my laptop, I had to first
run Halo with the -safemode option in order to tweak the video
settings. I navigated to the install directory with my good old
standby the dos command prompt. While I was there, I noticed
xiph_license.txt as well as ogg.dll and vorbis.dll. Could Halo
(distributed by Microsoft Games) be using cool and subversive open
source technology?
The answer is "Hell yes" aparently.
. . .
Of course Microsoft's use of GPL software in Windows Services
for Unix is more amusing from an open source at Microsoft point of
view.
--
Tux rox!
Subject: Microsoft uses Ogg Vorbis, it seems
From: Tim Smith
Date: 12/15/2007 3:49:56 AM
On 2007-12-15, [H]omer <spam@uce.gov> wrote:
>> Could Halo (distributed by Microsoft Games) be using cool and
>> subversive open source technology?
>>
>> The answer is "Hell yes" aparently.
>
> I hope they provide the corresponding source, as they're required to.
It's under a BSD-like license. They are not required to provide source.
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