On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 12:52 -0700, Alan wrote: > > roger wrote: > Ubuntu is basically a trouble free install (as easy as a > > Windows install)... only lacking Flash & Video codec issues, for which, > > Mandriva and other distros have already resolved with a simple package > > install. > > > > You mean like this? > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install w32codecs > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > w32codecs is already the newest version. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ >
exactly. > > This is basically a licensing issue Ubuntu ran into and got cold feet. > > > By "cold feet", you mean "followed the law"? Meaning Flash. Most websites already have it and the browser should detect it & self install. As far as win32codecs, again, a click & play user shouldn't have to hack Ubuntu to get something done. They should be provided a quick & easy install option to view something like nasa.gov. As far as the law is concerned, think if nasa.gov is using it, then the format being used should be easily viewed at the user level. For somebody only being able to easily view something via a MS Windows's O/S vs. Ubuntu because of corporate law, is again, I feel encouching back to the USDOJ & MS trials. A person shouldn't have to violate law to view nasa.gov! When is it theft for Joe to be able to view nasa.gov? I think Joe should have easy access to nasa.gov. All I can do is sit hear and voice my thoughts trying to support my fellow Ubuntu distro. I run Gentoo and have no problems viewing the media. :-) -- Roger http://www.eskimo.com/~roger/index.html Key fingerprint = 8977 A252 2623 F567 70CD 1261 640F C963 1005 1D61 Fri May 4 13:12:50 PDT 2007 _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
