Fluendo MP3 GStreamer Plugin in Main for Dapper?

[Øivind Hoel]

On 12/29/05, John Nilsson <john at milsson.nu> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 18:55 +0100, Øivind Hoel wrote:
> > User experience is what should come first - always. In my thought
> > patterns, that's the whole point of Ubuntu - to provide an easy to use
> > desktop for everyone.
>
> In that case, maybe the wording about free software comittment on
> www.ubuntulinux.org should be changed?

I should think that statement/commitment(?) applies to normal
software. MP3 playback is impossible to deliver in a completely free
way because of the US patent issue, but since a huge portion of the
media people have on their computers is in the MP3 format, I'd think
we should support it out of the box now that we have the opportunity
to do so (if we can get the rhythmbox license changed and/or fit
mono/banshee on the cd).

It's not as if we don't supply restricted stuff already, so I don't
see why you keep stressing your point about the free software
commitment applies, really. I think it's a fine ideal to pursue, but
until the world becomes perfect, we'll have to do the sensible thing
first.