Ankur hav those codec pre installed On 12/3/08, Mohammad Bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Though I have no idea what this RBL linux is but I am going to jump in > and provide my two cents: > >> >> Lats make 2 flaver >> >> office edition = all kind of app that can be useful to office >> corporate user Oo.o 3 must + xfce + less multimedia support + good >> support for networking,internet communication that ubu already hav + >> simplest lightest possible. >> >> Multimedia edition for regular user = kde latest may be gnome too for >> giv users choice + exclude Oo.o include small office app + all >> multimedia support codec+ 3gp converter , mp3 ripper , non-linear >> video editor,rythombox/banshee + wine + compiz if possible provid >> restricted graphic card driver too for manual installation. > > Without clear definition of what "less multimedia support" (office > edition) is, I am going to assume that this version will not support > playing of mainstream video/audio formats out of the box. And I think > this is not a wise choice. Why would an office edition distro will > need any less usage of media formats than a home user. > > True that business user might not need format > transcoders/rippers/editior but these days they need to play more > media contents than an average end user. Business users deal with more > varied information than a traditional users and this is the age of > multimedia contents. I guess I don't need to go on and provide an > essay about that. > > And now going for the Multimedia edition, how do the project plans to > provide "multimedia support codecs" without considering legal > implications like Intellectual Property (IP) issues? > > Those related to this effort, have you ever considered why Linux > distros fails to provide the basic codes out of the box (installed by > default)? Why the user needs to go install them by thenselves? For > example: Ubuntu has them in repository for you to obtain but they > don't install/distribute them by default? Ever wondered why so? > > These is a very complicated web of legal issues relating to these > codecs and you need to be aware of them. > > Any work relating to this codecs need to be aware of whats the > Copywright & IP laws associated to the codes, How that IP is enforced > in various geographical locations > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization). > > -- > Ubuntu Bangladesh mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd >
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