[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ubuntu also supports some proprietary software that is not part of the > kernel in a component called "Restricted." This is software, like the > NVIDA and ATI graphics card drivers, that can not be freely distributed.
Ah yes, I agree that kernel drivers are a problem. I am optimistic, however, and think the situation will change in the future. (The current Pointy Haired Bosses will have to retire at some point. ;) > Finally, Ubuntu includes the "Universe" and "Multiverse" categories. > These contain non-supported open-source software, and non-supported > proprietary programs, respectively. Agreed. Proprietary software like RealPlayer should be opposed. Instead, you can use MPlayer and the codecs* it provides. > So the question is there a Ubuntu user who has not apt-got (or however > installed) the various media codecs and hence has a partially pirated > (non free etc ) linux running. If so what was the work around *AFAIK, software patents were refused by the Indian government, just like in the European Union. So you're free to use any patented codes you wish there. -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
