-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joseph M. Gaffney wrote: > On Thursday 26 January 2006 16:48, Pascal Bleser wrote: ... >> You are forgetting a point I've made at the very beginning of this thread, >> which I think to be very important. >> >> If there is an official forum, you will *NOT* be able to discuss questions >> like "how do I play encrypted DVDs", "how do I copy DVDs", "how do I >> install emule", "how can I download MP3s", etc... > > Oh its definitely an issue, I actually forgot to make a comment about that > one. Take Fedora for example - with those same issues, anyone making a post > in regards to those issues is told to seek out a legal page noting all the > media materials that pose legal problems, and workarounds (ie: using ogg over > mp3). > > Now, I think we're also missing something - relicensing. I can't remember the > name of the company, but isn't there some effort out there working on > relicensing media players (binary only packages once released), with the > source still under the GPL? This would negate the issue of legal concerns, > though I honestly don't remember whats going on with the company.
This is off-topic ;) but no, forget it, it's void as it's a binary-only driver that cannot be redistributed by distribution makers (I guess you refer to fluendo). > However, I think there are enough resources out there for media-oriented > issues, and that (imho) would remain the place for non-official SUSE forums. But you do know that it's the most frequently asked topic, don't you ? ;) cheers - -- -o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/ /\\ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _\_v The more things change, the more they stay insane. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD2Upar3NMWliFcXcRAmyLAJwI1ZjV1h44o1tmQb1DYxzPWQawQACgtCju 5VxGAEgyRDln/wp+s3Z3eYA= =I8hZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
