On 8/1/07, Brian Cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Brian: > > I'm not a lawyer so I can't really comment on what Ubuntu is doing with > any authority. There are probably some cases where users could > legally install such IP protected code. Examples could include: > > - people who live in countries that have different IP law (I'd bet > countries that seriously disregard IP law aren't countries where > IT companies want to do much business, though). > - people who already own license to use IP in such a way. In this > case, if people have already worked with a lawyer to ensure they > have a license, then by comparison building and installing the > code should be much less work. > > Therefore, I don't really see the value in making it so easy to > build or install IP protected codecs. People who want such codecs > should probably buy them from a company like Fluendo and therefore > ensure that they are doing things legally and supporting the existing > frameworks to make IP protected codecs available on free operating > systems.
First off, as I understand the Codecs are opensource. They also might be legal, but the status is not clear. If Mac OS and Windows, and Ubuntu can view these files, we should look at making a solaris desktop as easy to use. Currently desktop usage of Solaris is tiny. Large developers aren't really targetting SOlaris (just as most large developers aren't targeting ubuntu yet.) The fact of the matter is, for OpenSolaris to gain market share as a desktop (developer or otherwise), we can't lag in the usability area. The point wasn't really so much that the IP is unknown status, more that it outomatacilly goes and gets software and codecs painlessly. (Even asking you if you want to get ZYX pacakge, when it thinks you could use it.). Brian Brian > > > > It's interesting how Ubuntu does it. They point you to external sources, > > that they don't vouch for the codecs. (They just make the install > > painless. IE: Unrecognized filetype/streamtype. Do you want me to look > > for one that work? If you say yes... and you are looking at a quicktime > > file, it points you to a non apple codec, which I am pretty sure is not > > kosher. It does give you a warning though.) > > > > Brian > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > >
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