On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 00:38 -0400, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > > Ok so FINALLY I've gone ahead and gotten my laptop upgraded to Fedora > 17! But I now am trying to play .mp4 / .flv/ .avi movies on it and > getting an error message telling me that there are plugins missing. I > also get error messages when I try to play mp3's. Even though I get > system sounds. Is there something I've missed? I've followed most of > the online forums which recommed installing something called RPM > Fusion, but when I did that and then tried the Movie Player again I > got the same window now telling me that there's an ASF demuxer > missing........(sigh!) why couldn't the building of these distros have > included this stuff? I'd say what you've "missed" is the philosophy of this particular distribution, of being free from various legal encumbrances. Yes, you can add other things to do what you want, but you're going to have to manage that, yourself, potentially breaking the law. And that's why Fedora doesn't include them. The alternative is to go for another distribution, which either doesn't care about breaking laws, or has made some form of arrangement that makes it legal (they've sought permission to use proprietary stuff, or paid for the rights, or have set themselves up somewhere where such laws don't apply to them - but may still apply to you, et cetera). Most distros have a certain ethos to them, and it's easier to go with one that's already what you want, rather than trying to change its nature. It's not impossible, just easier. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
