New extra packages and yum repository

[Noah Silva [Mailing list]]

> >> > triggered my legal warning alarm, although I have no idea what it
> >> > was now as that was a year or more ago.
> >
> >Not that this is iron-clad or anything, but Ximian had no
> >problem shipping them with XD2.
>
> Perhaps Ximian isn't worried about getting sued?  Or perhaps they
> just don't care?

Perhaps, but most larger companies care and worry.  If you have nothing,
there is nothing to take.  Ximian has something, and so I am sure doesn't
want to be sued.

>  Maybe they had lawyers investigate and
> determined for themselves that they thought any risks were worth
> it?

to risk being sued to include a screen-saver?

> I guess each company makes those kind of decisions for itself and
> ...
> wether or not it would be a good idea to follow one's friend and
> jump off the bridge too.

lol

...
> bad risks.  Then one should decide for themselves wether jumping
> off that bridge is a good idea for themselves.

Oh course, but my point is only that they didn't say "no way are we
including that", which would make other companies a little suspicious as
well.  Obviously redhat is a bit more conservative than most, electing not
to include mp3 support to the collective groan if it's users.

 -- noah silva