[Bug 594450] Re: rhythmbox pre-beta Maverick unable to download the "partner" mp3 codecs

[Chad Miller]

Daniel, thank you for the patch!  I wish I had more of people like you!

Sadly, the weird licensing around MPEG codecs means we can not require
using the plugin in "universe" archive.  The one in the "partner"
repository has a different legal status, and we *have* to use it
instead.  (IANAL, and I do not understand why.)

The hole we stepped in here is that partner repositories so-far are not
migrated/updated until Beta 1 of Ubuntu.  This bug makes it obvious that
is a bad idea, and so the people in charge of them are going to
reconsider.

This should be fixed soon, by moving packages in a repository.

** Summary changed:

- rhytmbox unable to download the mp3 codecs
+ rhythmbox pre-beta Maverick unable to download the "partner" mp3 codecs

** Changed in: rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Chad Miller (cmiller)

** Changed in: rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => In Progress

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rhythmbox pre-beta Maverick unable to download the "partner" mp3 codecs
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Status in Ubuntu One Music Store Rhythmbox plugin: Invalid
Status in “rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store” package in Ubuntu: In Progress

Bug description:
Binary package hint: rhythmbox

The button to install the mp3 codecs appears when selecting the ubuntu music store but when you click it it tries to download them and fails.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: rhythmbox 0.12.8git20100611-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-2.3-generic 2.6.35-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-2-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 15 07:21:37 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100614)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_ES.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: rhythmbox