Illegal Codecs Put Me Off Linux Publication: EarthWeb.com Date: Jul 20 2007 Reporter: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes OK, I’ll be honest with you, the more I use Linux, the more I’m warming to it. In fact, the more exposure I have to the latest Ubuntu distro (7.04, Feisty Fawn) the more I want to integrate it into my existing ecosystem of PCs. I’m especially interested in rolling out Ubuntu onto older PCs and notebooks where installing Windows will put too much of a strain on the hardware. But there’s one aspect of Ubuntu, and Linux in general for that matter, that’s putting me off. This is the fact that to play a DVD or use WMA/WMV files I have to install codecs that are technically illegal to use. Read comments Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes See other articles published by EarthWeb.com Today's headlines Headlines for Jul 20, 2007   Comments Subject Posted by Date Have you tried PCLinuxOS? Fred McKinney 20 Jul, 09:18 Author is confused ... pinniped 20 Jul, 09:29 Codecs are legal... bim_bim 20 Jul, 09:44 Re: Codecs are legal... bim_bim 20 Jul, 09:47 Codex a gray area Janvanl 20 Jul, 14:22 ????? ccav2001 20 Jul, 18:10 Re: ????? pinniped 21 Jul, 08:57 Author completely confused. Bob Robertson 22 Jul, 00:24 How is it legal.. cdrworm 22 Jul, 04:54 [ all comments ]
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