[ubuntu-za] DRM and software licensing (was Brainstorm on ideas to get Ubuntu to areas without internet)

[Lee Sharp]

On 09/08/2010 08:24 AM, Marius Kruger wrote:

> just submitted this bainstorm idea.
> http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/25797/
> Canonical must sell DVD and MP3 codec licences for Ubuntu
> --
> There should be a very easy way to legally obtain these codecs during
> or after installation.
> As I understand it, to do this legally in some countries a royalty
> licence must be paid for each copy.
> So give the user an easy way to choose if they want to pay for that or
> not; then either way add the appropriate repositories (apt may need to
> be extended to support encryption etc. to support that).

Fixed. http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=19

> It would also be nice to distribute iso images which includes this,
> call it $buntu :P. It must log into ubuntuone on/after installation to
> activate it; so you can pay for it if you have not done so already.

That would be Mint, among others.

			Lee