Re: Legal use of multimdedia software

Adam Bultman wrote:
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>>>>> * Is there a way around all of this?
>>>>> * Will this kill Linux? ( don't hate me for asking )
>>>>> o Company may not deploy Linux for fear of being sued
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> I'm not sure how a company would fear linux because of mp3/codec
> issues. There's still free codecs out there (ogg, etc) and.... most
> companies prohibit the use of music players, brought in music, video,
> etc. With the way companies clamp down, you'd think they'd see
> 'incompatibility' and 'absence of codecs' as a plus. No more listening
> to music, ignoring the phone! No more pesky videos getting passed
> around and watch while on the clock!
>
> Adam
This might work for some but not all. Some small offices don't mind
users looking at videos on the net. You also have management that looks
at video and all kinds of other things on the net. They are the first to
say "it's not working".

I was also thinking about companies like Dell (example). If Dell sells a
computer with Linux on it will it come with multimedia support? The
person buying the Linux workstation will want to watch youtueb and
DVD's. They will not be happy if they can't or if they have to stand on
their head, say the magic word and type in a fancy Linux command.

If Linux is going to make it on the desktop it has to have multimedia
support. People will run to Vista if it doesn't.
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Received on Tue Jan 9 12:29:50 2007