On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 08:26:22PM +0100, Stephan Hermann wrote: > Hi John, > > Am Dienstag, den 20.11.2007, 11:17 -0500 schrieb John Dong: > > Medibuntu is managed by competent, trustworthy hands whom we are familiar > > with. Is there anything wrong with having our automatic codec installer > > system > > be able to put in medibuntu sources? AFAIK distributing a script to find > > stuff > > like this is not illegal (OpenSuse is doing it in North America, heck > > libdvdread3 already does this but fetches a Debian libdvdcss2 package) > > > > The problem is not the source or the package. As Siretart told Mario on > irc, too. > The problem is, that what css2 is doing. this is illegal in some > countries all over the world. > I understand that css's actions are legally troublesome in many countries. > Therefore, we can fetch via postinstall script those packages, sure, > because then it's not coming from us, and we don't distribute it. > Referencing to other sources should be legal in most of the world > countries ;) > Yeah, I'm thinking at this point there's few excuses why we can't have a postinstall fetcher a la flashplugin-nonfree to circumvent that problem. > > > > > On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 05:06:29PM +0100, Stephan Hermann wrote: > > > Hi Mario, > > > > > > > > > Am Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:01:14 -0600 > > > schrieb "Mario Limonciello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > Hi again everyone. > > > > > > > > In line with my previous thoughts I was looking more for > > > > possibilities to lower barriers requiring the use of medibuntu. The > > > > next item I wanted to address was libdvdcss2, which I'm sure will be > > > > stirring a separate discussion. (This is why I'm starting a separate > > > > thread for it). > > > > > > > > Quoting from http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/components: > > > > > > > > The "multiverse" component contains software that is "not free", > > > > which means > > > > > the licensing requirements of this software do not meet the Ubuntu > > > > > "main" Component Licence > > > > > Policy<http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/licensing>. > > > > > <http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/licensing> > > > > > > > > > > The onus is on you to verify your rights to use this software and > > > > > comply with the licensing terms of the copyright holder. > > > > > > > > > > This software is not supported and usually cannot be fixed or > > > > > updated. Use it at your own risk. > > > > > > > > > The license on the software allows redistribution, the questionable > > > > part then becomes copyright and/or patents in some locations. If > > > > users are supposed to verify their rights to use software in > > > > multiverse first, What is keeping it from multiverse? > > > > > > > > > > The software itself is not the problem, imho. The problem is, that css2 > > > (the purpose of this software) is totally illegal in many countries. > > > Which means, even the usage or the distribution is illegal. > > > > > > IMHO, it will go like that: some strange american lawyer, paid by media > > > industry, will sue canonical as sponsor and main developer company > > > behind ubuntu, and I don't think nobody wants to see this happen. > > > > > > css2 is a very special case. But it's easy, even for > > > non-well-knowledged people to install it manually from other > > > repositories. > > > > > > And, don't by crypted dvds ,-) > > > > > > \sh > > > > > > -- > > > Ubuntu-motu mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu > > > > >
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