> If the debate absolutely must take place then I originally drafted a reply addressing each of the points people have raised. I don't agree with a lot of what has been said, but I think I can state my ultimate point a lot more succinctly.
The implicit suggestion in the above comments is that we shouldn't have this discussion. If we naively continue distributing software that we know is unlikely to be legal for some users, Ubuntu may be exposed to legal threats. If Ubuntu doesn't have a reliable risk assessment from lawyers in each country, perhaps the default position should be one that we know is legal. Presumably there is a reason that Fedora encourages people to pay money and use Codec Buddy. Unless all of the Ubuntu team is confident that their current stance is legal, perhaps they should take a safer one until they have that level of comfort. Aaron -- FSF Associate Member: 5632 http://www.fsf.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
