Devdas Bhagat wrote:
On 14/12/06 22:55 +0530, Rony wrote:
If you buy a Debian CD, you are paying for the media, not the software, so you are free to make copies. If you buy an RH Enterprise Linux CD, you cannot make copies and distribute the same.
You can make copies. You cannot redistribute because there is material copyrighted to RH which isn't distributable.
Make copies and install them on more machines?
Could you tell me how many PCs you installed with Ubuntu 6.06 can play VCDs with proper sound? Mine does not even after installing codecs and
Mplayer works for me.
Are you able to play VCDs using Mplayer in Kubuntu 6.06?
FOSS companies ( Not individual comtributors ) who make distros should make good distros that work in the user's environment, not their OSS labs. This point should not be confused with proprietary issues as the
They do have a list of supported hardware. If you can ensure that the devices are in that list, your applications should work. Don't blame the distro for not supporting the latest and greatest versions of hardware available in the Indian market.
I have no issues with hardware. Its the software and the way its packaged. I get frustrated due to the inconsistency of installation methods over same distro brands with different versions or across different distros. In the case of Kubuntu 6.06 in the Acer 2428 laptop, all the hardware was detected and I can play open format video as well as audio files from the 'examples' folder. Its the VCDs that don't give any sound. Haven't tried mp3s or dvds. Even VLC player gives alternete clear and broken sounds when playing VCDs.
Regards,
Rony.
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