multimedia software

On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 17:20 +0800, John wrote:
> Marius Bock wrote:
> > Ubuntu and for that mattwe any other Linux distribution are not allowed to
> > redistribute Sun Java so what you asking is not an option.
> 
> I've not checked the licence recently, so I don't know what the specific 
> objections you have. Sun has always agreed to folk distributing jre with 
> their Java apps.
> 
> SuSE does have jre included (but called java).
> 
> Even if Ubuntu can't see its way clear to include Java, then how about a 
> package to download it and set it up?

I am a bit of a multimedia noob, but it seems to me that this is what
the java-package[1] program does. I believe you have to download the
tarball yourself.

Is this a big issue? I am pretty sure installing java is relatively easy
for anyone able to follow instructions
(http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/faqguide-all.html#sect-java )

matt at kalliope:~$ apt-cache show java-package 
Package: java-package
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Installed-Size: 308
Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
<pkg-java-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Architecture: all
Version: 0.26
Depends: debhelper, fakeroot, coreutils | stat, unzip
Filename: pool/multiverse/j/java-package/java-package_0.26_all.deb
Size: 21258
MD5sum: 3d3efe5ecdba3a4aac8f22b024717866
Description: utility for building Java(TM) 2 related Debian packages
 This package provides the capability to create a debian package from
 a Java(TM) 2 distribution by just running make-jpkg <filename>.
 .
 This program currently works with the following Java(TM) 2 Runtime
 Environments and Development Kits:
 .
  * Sun Microsystems(TM) 1.4 and 1.5 Standard Edition
  * IBM(TM) 1.3 and 1.4 Standard Edition
  * Blackdown Java-Linux 1.3 and 1.4 Standard Edition
Bugs: mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Origin: Ubuntu

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