ubuntu aims (Re: Idea for expanded support of some non-free software

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 08:46:15AM +0100, Philippe Landau wrote:

> open source is there to change this.
> in the transition period,
> there is no way around supporting mainstream proprietary formats.
> is it possible to have at least one canonical team member
> work on this full time ?

Canonical employees who work on Ubuntu will focus on specific projects
according to the goals of the Ubuntu project and the business objectives of
the company.

That said, the technical problems with multimedia have been solved for a
long time now; there isn't much to do in that department.  Canonical doesn't
employ lawyers or lobbyists.

> >However, we can increase demand for unencumbered formats 
> >such as the Xiph stable - Ogg with Vorbis, Speex, Theora, etc. 
> great, how could canonical contribute to this ?

"Ask not what Ubuntu can do for you, but what you can do for Ubuntu." :-)

We will work to integrate and improve these open technologies within Ubuntu,
in pursuit of our existing goal of building a high-quality free operating
system.

You can support these efforts by promoting wider use of these technologies,
in the open source world and beyond.

-- 
 - mdz