The Multimedia Question

[Mike McGrath]

Max Spevack wrote:
>
> 6) Acknowledge that just because something is illegal in the US, it 
> isn't illegal everywhere in the world.  Help people use Fedora, remix 
> Fedora, and redistribute Fedora, in ways that are Legal for them and 
> acceptable to Red Hat as the legal entity that controls Fedora.
>
Interesting and relevant:/

"In this article, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes points out why he keeps giving 
money to Microsoft and Apple despite the clear advantages of Linux: the 
scary legalese dialogs you have to click through 
<http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3689726> to install 
codecs for common multimedia formats. Quoting: 'Despite strong points 
that go far beyond price, Linux falls short when it comes to legally 
supporting file formats such as MP3, WMA/WMV and DVDs.' He talks about 
using Ubuntu and booting up Totem Movie Player, only to be confronted 
with a burst of legalese about what a hardened criminal he'll be if he 
uses Totem without a license. This problem is 'a deal breaker' for him."/

http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/07/19/1527247.shtml

Thought I'd mention it (even though many have probably already seen it)

    -Mike