[mythtv-users] VLC Acquired by Real Networks

[Brian Wood]

On Thursday 01 April 2010 05:51:45 pm Tortise wrote:
> From http://www.videolan.org/
> 
> VideoLAN acquired by RealNetworks
> 2010-04-01
> VideoLAN is proud to announce that it has been acquired by RealNetworks,
>  the world's premiere provider of Internet media delivery tools.
>  RealNetworks will be working with VideoLAN over the next few months to
>  leverage the powerful Real toolset to improve VLC media player and other
>  VideoLAN software. Accordingly, with the introduction of Real's superior
>  solutions, we will be dropping all other encoders from the streaming
>  component of VLC media player. Additionally, to better serve our
>  customers, we will be introducing a new VLC media player Pro application,
>  with cutting edge streaming capabilities and the ability to play back and
>  edit all Real video and audio formats. This new application will be
>  available for the low low price of $30/€30. We hope you enjoy the new VLC
>  media player!
> 
> Is this an April Fools post?
> 
> Will dropping all encoders (for streaming) be a good thing?
> 
> I am not sure how an open source project like VLC gets acquired by a
>  commercial entity and whether this will be a good thing for open source,
>  or even consistent with open source?
> 
> Could something like this ever happen with mythtv?
> 
> Any comments?

Sounds like April Fool's to me.

No commercial entity would equate dollars and Euros.

And it's not particularly funny.