Why Ubuntu isn't for New Linux Users

[Paul O'Malley]

Matthew East wrote:
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>On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 23:51 +0000, Paul O'Malley wrote:
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>>Please note, that you can't stick this in the distro as your are 
>>suggesting and distribute it in countries with as yet untested laws but 
>>ones that non the less say you can't decrypt stuff without the 
>>"correctly licenced tool".
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>Part of the challenge of the spec is to ensure that everything is
>legally appropriate. Right now, all those things are available to
>install, so a tool that makes it easier to install, while promoting
>awareness of the legal issues, can only help.
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>Ranting won't help.
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>Matt
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Hi Matt,

Sorry about that, your are correct, ranting does not help it at all, so 
I put my hands up for that.
My frustration was born out of the knowledge that this exists:

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA28Y2000S370.html

My reading and understanding of paragraph two is what had me swinging 
from the light fittings.

Regards,

Paul O'Malley