Comments on: More Linux love amid Vista’s woes – Is this the rise of the penguin? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/more-linux-love-amid-vistas-woes-is-this-the-rise-of-the-penguin/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ken http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/more-linux-love-amid-vistas-woes-is-this-the-rise-of-the-penguin/comment-page-1/#comment-54791 Ken Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:32:36 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/more-linux-love-amid-vistas-woes-is-this-the-rise-of-the-penguin/#comment-54791 There are flavors of Linux that can be purchased with the codecs legally included. You can also purchase them from: https://shop.fluendo.com/ legally. There are flavors of Linux that can be purchased with the codecs legally included. You can also purchase them from:

https://shop.fluendo.com/ legally.

]]> By: Sly Coder http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/more-linux-love-amid-vistas-woes-is-this-the-rise-of-the-penguin/comment-page-1/#comment-54666 Sly Coder Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:43:44 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/more-linux-love-amid-vistas-woes-is-this-the-rise-of-the-penguin/#comment-54666 You say: "What I’d like to see is Linux being able to work better out of the box. My experience with installs sees my having to do a fair bit of tinkering to get things like DVD movies and MP3 playback to work." Linux and the FOSS community cannot change broken global IP laws, particularly the egregious US patent regimen. Until such laws are changed to fit the new reality of our age, the mechanics of Linux and FOSS are incompatible with restricted access to patented codecs and laws like the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). That means, you will have to switch on the third-party repositories which store such 'questionable' codecs under freely redistributable Linux, and install them to make DVDs and MP3s work. In all, a 3 minute exercise under Ubunbtu. If even that's too much complexity for you, then I'm afraid our community can't help you unless you help us change the aforementioned laws. Peace. You say: “What I’d like to see is Linux being able to work better out of the box. My experience with installs sees my having to do a fair bit of tinkering to get things like DVD movies and MP3 playback to work.”

Linux and the FOSS community cannot change broken global IP laws, particularly the egregious US patent regimen.

Until such laws are changed to fit the new reality of our age, the mechanics of Linux and FOSS are incompatible with restricted access to patented codecs and laws like the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA).

That means, you will have to switch on the third-party repositories which store such ‘questionable’ codecs under freely redistributable Linux, and install them to make DVDs and MP3s work. In all, a 3 minute exercise under Ubunbtu.

If even that’s too much complexity for you, then I’m afraid our community can’t help you unless you help us change the aforementioned laws.

Peace.

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