On Saturday 28 January 2006 13:46, harryc wrote: > Joseph M. Gaffney wrote: > > "Other" meaning can't legally be discussed on an official forum, as in > > media playback and such. I dont exactly see how that would effect any > > reputation, since that information is already on the forum. > > But that's the point. If the forum is not run by Novell, what makes it > 'official' legally?
The fact that its hosted on a Novell owned-server, ie: forums.opensuse.org. As is my understanding, it would be administered by Novell, but daily operations would be handled by the community (as has been the general consensus with volunteers on the list). However, this really is *not* a bad thing. Many people do not realize that dvd playback, mp3's, mpeg's, wmv, etc, etc are so patent and copyright encumbered that it makes things complicated. Having something to refer users to with a "naughty filetypes" list, explanations, workarounds (you may not have seen the ogg over mp3, etc comment in a post earlier), etc, could be very useful towards educating users about the issues surrounding software patents and such. (Yup, I'm a zealot - I can admit it though! :) ) Joseph M. Gaffney aka CuCullin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
