> absolutely there is some codec that apple licenses that you as a linux user don't and don't get
Such as?
Linux has had functioning AAC, MOV and MP4 drivers for almost a decade at this point. There are actually more codecs that Linux supports that Apple doesn't, like LDAC and APTx.
> Linux has had functioning AAC, MOV and MP4 drivers for almost a decade at this point.
ok that’s nice but that’s not AAC-ELD. There’s no door prize for “part of the name is the same”, codecs and Bluetooth stream configurations are either supported or not.
It’s also not compatible with open-licensing either way, even though those licenses are commonly breached, ie it’s nonfree at best even if someone hacked together a toolchain, which was my point about the “free as in free from hdmi 2.1” part. Fraunhofer says you need to pay for a license even if you choose to pirate it anyway. Linux, by default, does not pay that for you (naturally).
Unless you're running a Guix system I don't see how open-license compatibility matters in the first place. I run my system, I install plenty of binaries and so does the majority of the Linux community.
> AAC-ELD is unsupported.
So is Airdrop. Pack up your crocodile tears and take them to a community that will do Apple's job for them. This is what you get for buying Apple products and insisting that the community reverse-engineers it to the quality of a documented and community-friendly platform. Blame Linux if you want.
> Fraunhofer says you need to pay for a license even if you choose to pirate it anyway.
Given that Linux supports DisplayPort alt-mode, this is kinda a nothingburger. Maybe my use-case is unique and contrarian, but I have never run into a situation with my laptop or desktop where I was gated from a usable experience because I didn't have HDMI 2.1. Hopefully nobody calls me out in the conference room for not showing my PowerPoint in HDR.
Such as?
Linux has had functioning AAC, MOV and MP4 drivers for almost a decade at this point. There are actually more codecs that Linux supports that Apple doesn't, like LDAC and APTx.