I after with you....and I "take back" all that I've said!...Fedora is to me....PERFECT!...and I Will overlook any perceived shortcomings from now on.... On Aug 7, 2012 6:33 AM, "Tim" <ignored_mail...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 00:38 -0400, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > > > > Ok so FINALLY I've gone ahead and gotten my laptop upgraded to Fedora > > 17! But I now am trying to play .mp4 / .flv/ .avi movies on it and > > getting an error message telling me that there are plugins missing. I > > also get error messages when I try to play mp3's. Even though I get > > system sounds. Is there something I've missed? I've followed most of > > the online forums which recommed installing something called RPM > > Fusion, but when I did that and then tried the Movie Player again I > > got the same window now telling me that there's an ASF demuxer > > missing........(sigh!) why couldn't the building of these distros have > > included this stuff? > > I'd say what you've "missed" is the philosophy of this particular > distribution, of being free from various legal encumbrances. > > Yes, you can add other things to do what you want, but you're going to > have to manage that, yourself, potentially breaking the law. And that's > why Fedora doesn't include them. > > The alternative is to go for another distribution, which either doesn't > care about breaking laws, or has made some form of arrangement that > makes it legal (they've sought permission to use proprietary stuff, or > paid for the rights, or have set themselves up somewhere where such laws > don't apply to them - but may still apply to you, et cetera). > > Most distros have a certain ethos to them, and it's easier to go with > one that's already what you want, rather than trying to change its > nature. It's not impossible, just easier. > > -- > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r > 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I > read messages from the public lists. > > > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >
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