On Sunday 19 October 2003 07:59 am, guran wrote:
> Very maturely written, and this points to an estimate for what a newbie
> wants to function in a testing of Mdk. AFAIK it ought to be:
> 1) drivers for graphics
> 2) drivers for sound
> 3) drivers for java
> 4) drivers for realplayer
> 5) drivers for flash
yes and notice not one reference to emacs in there anywhere.
Although as noted in another email most of these can not be distributed
freely. Mandrake has to sign distribution contracts with companies for most
of these or at least I did to distribute a few things like this. they want to
know total distribution over what time period and such even if it is free to
distribute and so most of these things can not go onto the free download
edition. as noted also this is true for all linux distros. Some companies
even charge for the right to redistribute. These are the reasons why you have
to pay to get these drivers and things included.
Any dostro breaking these things will get in trouble soon enough. Mandrake
already got their hands slapped and that is why they are cautious now.
Remember the mandrake logo with the magic penguin. The author who did the
mandrake the magician got on them for that. I'm, sure mandrake does not want
or need anything else like this.
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