On Sunday 25 November 2007 18:15, chika wrote: > why openSuSE don't include multimedia support like mp3 plugin n MPlayer on > the distribution dvd or cd?
Unfortunately, openSUSE is run by a US company and they're afraid of lawsuits. Some people think that one can patent software. > > the silly reason my friend don't use openSuSE (i don't give my > recommendation to use this distro) coz it cant play movie file n can't > play mp3 files directly. is it abt license problem? Yes, but there's a simple answer. Check here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ or here http://www.acaciaclose.co.uk/index2.html Typically, the update to add multimedia you want (the low-quality .mp3 and other "popular" codecs) takes about two minutes. > > of course i can't give the the packet that i ve donlod from repo via > internet but how if they don't have internet access or low speed internet? Doesn't take that long. However, one probably can find a multimedia version. You know, the KDE mail tool, kmail, has a spelling checker. :P -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
