Kevin's CNR Poll

[Kevin Carmony]

***** I HOPE YOU WILL PLEASE READ MY POST HERE ABOUT THIS BEFORE VOTING *****

Ha!

When I made my post on CNR, it gave me an error because the answers to one of my poll questions was too long. I couldn't see any way to go back and add the poll. =(

Also, I noticed someone else just posted a CNR poll! hehe

So, anwer the poll here, but make your comments here, as I think that is where the discussion will take place.

I really want to see the poll I was going to ask, so I've posted it again here. Sorry for the mix up!

Kevin

***** I HOPE YOU WILL PLEASE READ MY POST HERE ABOUT THIS BEFORE VOTING *****

[Brunellus]

as in mstlevil's poll, legal codecs, legal codecs, legal codecs.

[Alpha_toxic]

So, my vote would be the same as on the other thread. I think it's a good idea for those countries where it's illegal to dl the codecs, but most likely I'm not going to use it.

P.S. Aren't "those countries" actually only the US?

EDIT: P.P.S. As far as I can calculate it's early morning in the US, so the people that might be concerned the most are not here ATM

[Lovechild]

as in mstlevil's poll, legal codecs, legal codecs, legal codecs.

As in pay fluendo, pay fluendo, pay fluendo

[towsonu2003]

choice is good, but this is more or less useless: automatix + EasyUbuntu + Repositories

have cnr as a not-promoted feature -> good
have cnr and promote -> bad

And, as a paranoid type, if this is implemented, I would start looking for another distro:
once the distro features partly-pay-per-service, there is always the possibility that everything will get pay-per-service. I don't like that possibility.

PS. the only country obsessed with legality of proprietary codecs is US. no one else cares.

[DigitalDuality]

As it stands right now, i use my codecs illegally. I break the law. I'm not too cool with that. I like keeping my ethics in line. But unless i have them, my linux experience is crippled. The entire reason i moved to linux was b/c of ethics. I would love the chance to legally download codecs.

[towsonu2003]

As it stands right now, i use my codecs illegally. I break the law. I'm not too cool with that. I like keeping my ethics in line. But unless i have them, my linux experience is crippled. The entire reason i moved to linux was b/c of ethics. I would love the chance to legally download codecs.

the problem: you're in US codecs are not illegal abroad. I didnot install the codecs as I'm currently in the US. I'll install them when my plane boards to the airport abroad and uninstall if I come back...

I think a distro located and developed abroad will not have any problems with distributing codecs.

A good way to legally get codecs is to buy a distro that offers them out-of-the-box. opensuse has that option (to buy opensuse loaded with proprietary software pre-installed), and it also supports OSS tru distributing OSS-only distro as well.

[John.Michael.Kane]

No thanks!! i would rather read a linux book, and learn the comands needed to install the programs..

[Kernel Sanders]

A fairly emphatic option 1.

Seriously, Linspire make Microsoft look like angelic little choir boys.....

[varunus]

I would just use CNR to get legal proprietary codecs. Is there a way to get these without paying for the entire year of CNR? Maybe just a "multimedia pack" for ubuntu? Enable DVD Playback, MP3, Windows Media, Divx, Quicktime, Real codecs, and anything else I've forgotten? Or something?

I'd just use it for proprietary codecs. gnome-app-install is the Ubuntu equivalent of a one-click apt installation service, though its fairly fledgling at the moment.

But what about pay-for Ubuntu debs that enable totem (or whatever movie player is on the system) to use proprietary codecs legally? I'd pay for that.