Restricted modules in Ubuntu

[steve]

Liam Proven wrote:
> And speaking of components and restricted ones, it is a real pain in
> the neck to have to manually add in ubuntu-restricted-extras on *every
> single Ubuntu box I install*. They are not optional if you want to use
> the Web; Flash, Java and so on are pretty much mandatory. So, come to
> that, are the w32codecs from the Medibuntu repository.

really..  how hard is it to add a repository, and download a few codecs??
> 
> I am not American; I am not in America; I never plan to live in
> America.

good

Nice place for a holiday, wouldn't want to live there. Yet as
> far as I know, I have to jump through hoops installing this stuff
> because they can't be included by /United States/ laws. These do not
> apply to me.
> 
> It's not just me.

> 
> But for this one country, to meet its restrictions, Ubuntu is
> delivered crippled by the removal of all these essential components.

like any other *major* linux distro

> Ubuntu needs those codecs, plugins and modules.
> 
> Can we not have an uncrippled version of Ubuntu for non-USA-citizens
> to download and use, without hassle overcoming US restrictions?

no.


sound the troll alarm..

PLONK.





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