On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 10:34 -0400, Max Spevack wrote: > On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Josh Boyer wrote: > > > It might be worth pointing out some of the stuff Unbuntu will do that > > Fedora cannot given it's stance on things like MP3 support and binary > > modules. They provide explicit instructions on how to install the > > necessary packages from official Unbuntu repositories. They have a > > small statement as to why these aren't enabled by default, but that > > doesn't make much of a statement IMHO. > > > > So while it might "just work" in Unbuntu, it comes at a cost some are > > not willing to pay. Basically, you can use it as a way to further > > impress upon the masses Fedora's commitment to FOSS. > > Is there a place where Ubuntu actually lays out their official policy on > that stuff? I wouldn't want to throw that part of an answer in without a > link. http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/philosophy and http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/licensing However, then on the same site they have: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto Ew. josh _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board-readonly mailing list fedora-advisory-board-readonly@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board-readonly
