[Eug-lug] Crappy Cow

[roger]

On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 12:52 -0700, Alan wrote:
> > roger wrote:
>  Ubuntu is basically a trouble free install (as easy as a
> > Windows install)... only lacking Flash & Video codec issues, for which,
> > Mandriva and other distros have already resolved with a simple package
> > install.
> >
> 
> You mean like this?
> ajb at not-my-machine:~$ sudo apt-get install w32codecs
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> w32codecs is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> ajb at not-my-machine:~$
> 

exactly.

> > This is basically a licensing issue Ubuntu ran into and got cold feet.
> >
> By "cold feet", you mean "followed the law"?

Meaning Flash. Most websites already have it and the browser should
detect it & self install.

As far as win32codecs, again, a click & play user shouldn't have to hack
Ubuntu to get something done.  They should be provided a quick & easy
install option to view something like nasa.gov.

As far as the law is concerned, think if nasa.gov is using it, then the
format being used should be easily viewed at the user level.  For
somebody only being able to easily view something via a MS Windows's O/S
vs. Ubuntu because of corporate law, is again, I feel encouching back to
the USDOJ & MS trials.

A person shouldn't have to violate law to view nasa.gov!

When is it theft for Joe to be able to view nasa.gov?  I think Joe
should have easy access to nasa.gov.  

All I can do is sit hear and voice my thoughts trying to support my
fellow Ubuntu distro.  I run Gentoo and have no problems viewing the
media. :-)

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Roger
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Fri May 4 13:12:50 PDT 2007