I'm new to linux, and over the past few weeks while trying to get a mythtv box set up I've learned about mplayer and how it's in the PLF. Seems like this community picks and chooses which controversial programs or plugins are allowed to be used and discussed. Why is this?
From what I can tell, torrentocracy is not illegal, even in the United States. And...mplayer seems like it may break more IP laws than torrentocracy...or at least there's enough of a possibility that it's not included in the Mandrake distribution. I don't know about other linux distributions, but those of us who use Mandrake are forced to get their software from another country in order to make mythtv work. Maybe I'm wrong about mplayer, like I said....I'm new to linux. - Adam >> By 'that plugin' do you mean discussion of Torrentocracy would not be >> welcome even if it were an "official" plugin? >> >> I find it strange for an open source project with a plugin >> architecture would prohibit discussion of certain plugins. Of course >> if it's just because it hasn't been approved by whatever approval >> process there is that's a different thing. > >I doubt it will be approved in the future as the issue isn't legitimacy >but the fact that the technology can easily be associated with illegal >(in some countries) file sharing of recorded television programs and >movies and this project doesn't need that kind of association. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
