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What needs to be done about Linux
preacher:
quote:Originally posted by insomnia:
Who cares about those absurt rules.
Ignore them.
As far as I'm concerned they don't exist.
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Its not that end users care about these rules, however the linux companies do care about these rules. Besides what haappens if the MPAA starts to crack down hard like the RIAA is, linux will lose out. How is linux supposed to compete with windows when you cant even play DVD's or MP3's(in the case of redhat) out of the box. These basic features are included in windows and mac OS. Do you really expect a noob to linux to figure out how to get dvd working in linux easily?
solarismka:
I think some people here are buying into the FUD of the IRAA/MPAA a little too much.
First off. The IRAA/MPAA can't even get away of suing ordinary people. They are now picking on little kids. So that should tell you something right there.
Second. Those 'organizations' arn't gonna be around much longer anyways so yes who realy cares.
third. you will NOT be able to play dvd's or any other media content in Lonwhore when it comes out UNLESS you purchase a license certificate along with the dvd. Even then it will expire.
You call playing dvds or any media in windows easy? For fuck sakes I had to comb through 2 months of nasty codecs that just kept failing for one reason or other. Compare that on getting media to run on red hat and guess what. Red Hat comes out on top!
DRM! even with companies has nothing to do with media. It has every thing to do with the politics of the United States. Nobody cares about the U.S. other than it causes shit all the time.
So we will always work around it.
insomnia:
quote:Originally posted by ThePreacher:
Its not that end users care about these rules, however the linux companies do care about these rules.
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Linux doesn't belong to any company.
The Anti-Microsoft:
quote:Originally posted by insomnia:
Linux doesn't belong to any company.
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No, but Linux distros do (i.e. Red Hat, SuSE).
insomnia:
quote:Originally posted by The Anti-Microsoft:
No, but Linux distros do (i.e. Red Hat, SuSE).
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They don't have to put it in their distro.
You can download those things.
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