Re: Patent issues with automatic codec installation

2007-12-04 Thread Chris Jones
On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 08:20 -0400, Cody A.W. Somerville wrote: > Right and thats what we do but GNU/Linux isn't about breaking the law. > > On Dec 4, 2007 5:47 AM, Chris Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wasn't saying that paying Fluendo is silly etc. If people > wish to >

Re: Patent issues with automatic codec installation

2007-12-03 Thread Greg K Nicholson
On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 21:29 -0400, Cody A.W. Somerville wrote: > So, the next time you wish to send such a nonconstructive and > inflaming post, why not do us a favor and send it to /dev/null > instead. > Let's not begin an infinite series where each participant repeats a paraphrase of this to th

Re: Patent issues with automatic codec installation

2007-12-03 Thread Cody A.W. Somerville
I dunno about you but I would figure that adhering to local law would be common sense. So, the next time you wish to send such a nonconstructive and inflaming post, why not do us a favor and send it to /dev/null instead. Anyhow, It seems to me that he is proposing we make it easy for people to adh

Re: Patent issues with automatic codec installation

2007-12-03 Thread Chris Jones
- > Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 13:35:30 +1300 > From: "Aaron Whitehouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Patent issues with automatic codec installation (was: > Automatic installation of DVD CSS support) > To: "Christofer C.

Re: Patent issues with automatic codec installation (was: Automatic installation of DVD CSS support)

2007-12-01 Thread Aaron Whitehouse
> If the debate absolutely must take place then I originally drafted a reply addressing each of the points people have raised. I don't agree with a lot of what has been said, but I think I can state my ultimate point a lot more succinctly. The implicit suggestion in the above comments is that we

Re: Patent issues with automatic codec installation (was: Automatic installation of DVD CSS support)

2007-12-01 Thread Fergal Daly
On 01/12/2007, Greg K Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Perhaps a good compromise would be to default to Codec Buddy and have > > a button for "Multiverse Codecs". When the user clicks the button, > > they could be presented with a message *actively discouraging* them > > from using the mu

Re: Patent issues with automatic codec installation (was: Automatic installation of DVD CSS support)

2007-12-01 Thread Greg K Nicholson
> Perhaps a good compromise would be to default to Codec Buddy and have > a button for "Multiverse Codecs". When the user clicks the button, > they could be presented with a message *actively discouraging* them > from using the multiverse versions and highlighting that they are > likely to break t