On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:55:17 -0600 Robert Derman wrote: > Alexandro Colorado wrote: > > > On Sat, 09 Dec 2006 20:51:19 -0600, Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >> On Sunday 10 December 2006 09:28, Robert Derman wrote: > >> > >>> Overcomer Man wrote: > >>> A lot of people on this list will argue that this or that > >distribution>> of Linux is great for home computers, but as far as I > >know, none of>> them will play MP3s or DVD movies out of the box, and > >without these>> capabilities, most people will simply not consider > >and distirbution of>> Linux as suitable for a home computer! > >> > > > > Well saying that it wont play mp3 doesnt mean it wont play music. > > Once that said there is DVD software available for linux (LinDVD) I > > am sure they can purchase a license. > > I think the whole point of the original writer was NOT to have to > purchase anything! Also, with most of those completely new to Linux, > they are not yet readers of Tux or anything like that, and so if the > drivers and codecs are not in the ISO with the Linux distro they might > just as well not exist at all. >
Thats because the ones you don't have to buy are not exactly legal! Cracked DVD region CoDecs may break laws in your country. Ogg Vorbis is generally better than MP3 and is legal. FLAC is lossless compression music and is better still. Both Ogg and FLAC are Open Source CoDecs. But we are now entering the realm of public domain, copyright, and patent laws. Smarter people than me have been wrangling over these issues for longer than i have lived. If you want to start researching the ins and outs and how it effects free software, start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain -- Michael Those that can, do; those that can't, teach. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
