This is an introductory overview post for the Linux Graphics Stack, and how it currently all fits together.
It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your computers -- and televisions and iPods and everything else -- to ensure that you didn't violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get their hooks into your gear.
Mark Pilgrim's perspective on proprietary formats, digital rights management and data preservation or why should I avoid Apple computers.