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		The FSF supports AVC (H.264) (fsf.org)
		5 points by igoose1 on Aug 7, 2020 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

MaxBarraclough on Aug 10, 2020 | [–]

Related discussion of the Stallman/FSF attitude toward non-Free codecs: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24108214

wizzwizz4 on Aug 10, 2020 | [–]

The title should probably be:

> The FSF provides AVC (H.264) videos

or

> The FSF tolerates AVC (H.264)

This sounds like they're endorsing it.

MaxBarraclough on Aug 11, 2020 | [–]

Agreed. 'Support' can mean compatibility, or it can mean endorsement.

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