to autodownload or not to autodownload
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Sun Feb 10 20:49:46 UTC 2008
Hans de Goede wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Ah, comeone "Highlighting the cost is part of the message that codeina
>>> provides to the end users" ?? Thats just plain nonsense, the linking
>>> to must pay for codecs in codina is plain and simply _bad_, but for
>>> some reason condoned because the codec issue is a big problem for end
>>> users, so having some very ugly work around is seen as ok in this
>>> situation.
>>
>> Is there any other alternative for users in areas with software patent
>> laws (besides breaking the law or not using fedora, of course)?
>>
>
> Yes not play patent encumbered formats, just like we don't do hardware
> 3D accel for nvidea cards, that would be inline with Fedoras founding
> principles, codina is not!
That translates to not using fedora to me. Or any other OS that tries to
intentionally limit what I can do with it. You can't be a dictator when
other choices are available.
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Les Mikesell
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