Fedora Basic End User Rollout Support Operation

Robert E. Martin, VCM Network Robert at vcmnetwork.com
Sat Jan 2 14:05:23 UTC 2010


Thanks for the response.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) [mailto:frankly3d at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:20 AM
To: fedora-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: Fedora Basic End User Rollout Support Operation

On 02/01/10 07:27, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 13:33:24 -0600,
--snipped--

> I don't think you want to do this based on Fedora. The rate of change is
> very high. Have you looked at Ubuntu LTS distros to see how those would
> work for you intended market?

CentOS may also be thought of here. as both a Desktop and Server.

> 
> Another issue for Fedora is that it doesn't provide some software
(particularly
> media codecs) because of software patents. If you are talking about
> implenting this plan in the US, getting additional Fedora compatible
software
> from RPM Fusion (that is blocked from Fedor abecause of software patents)
is
> going to be legally risky.
> 

Maybe go the Fluendo way to be covered?


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Regards,

Frank Murphy
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