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Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: > Ubuntu has all these codecs in the multiverse repository, which are > provided on ubuntu servers. So, if you were running Ubuntu, it would > not be an issues. Well, there's the technical problem of "if I don't care about breaking the law, how would I do it?". That is the only part that Ubuntu makes easier. AFAIK, Ubuntu has not paid for redistribution licenses for media codecs. > libdvdcss is tricky, and the only package that > Ubuntu does not retain on their servers. However, they include a > script which can be run in the default install of any Ubuntu to obtain > the package. Why do you think they don't host libdvdcss? Because there's a technical problem, like it would take up too much space on their servers? No, it's because there's a /legal/ problem with redistributing it in most countries. I think their redistribution of the other codecs is just as questionable (if it weren't, then Debian and Fedora wouldn't have a problem distributing them either). Matt -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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