Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

Dotan Cohen dotancohen at gmail.com
Thu Aug 27 16:18:35 UTC 2009


> I guess it might be prudent at this point to point Jonathan at some
> documentation which may help him
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash
>
> Jonathan: I would recommend installing the package
> "ubuntu-restricted-extras" which you can do in Applications ->
> Add/Remove Programs. Just change the 'show' box at the top to 'All
> available applications' and type 'restricted' in the search box.
> 'Ubuntu restricted extras' should be one of the first listed.
>
> This package installs flash, media codecs, fonts and other useful (and
> sadly non-Free) apps and libraries which many users these days find
> essential.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>

If Jonathan lives in the United States or some other country with no
civil liberties or consumer protection, then he may be breaking local
laws if he does as your suggest.

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Dotan Cohen

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