* Hans Ekbrand <h...@sociologi.cjb.net> [2009-01-26 22:47:12 CET]: > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:12:09PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: > > * Hans Ekbrand <hans.ekbr...@sociology.gu.se> [2009-01-22 15:19:14 CET]: > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 02:24:34PM +0100, Bin Zhang wrote: > > > > You can use mplayer and mozilla-mplayer (debian packages). You need > > > > realmedia codecs. Two options for installing the codecs: > > > > - run > > > > /usr/share/mplayer/scripts/binary_codecs.sh install > > > > - install Linux PPC 20071007 codecs in your /usr/lib/codecs from > > > > http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html > > > > > > > > You'll need installing the package libstdc++.so.5. > > > > > > Both of these, are not-the-debian-way. > > > > Says who? The binary_codecs.sh script infact _is_ the Debian way. > > Generally, running install scripts is *not* the debian way, apt-get is. > I don't know the details in this particular case.
Generally, apt-get is used where it is *possible*. If you don't know the details in this particular case why it's not possible within the Debian project to offer this then please don't comment on it. > > > Why not just apt-get from www.debian-multimedia.org? > > > > Because that's not-the-debian-way. > > Maybe not in your contry, but maybe in countries that does not > acknowledge software patents. I don't now your particular situation, > but this is my guess. The legal impacts with debian-multimedia is not only with respect to software patents, but also in parts ignoring conflicting license parts and should be checked by its users on a package by package basis; making people believe that debian-multimedia is something that should be used lightly is a quite ignorant and selfish approach because it might not have an impact in your country. And most importantly: debian-multimedia != debian, even in your country. > The current definition of non-free in Debian is, AFAIK, adopted to fit > citizens in countries which acknowledge software patents. YK wrong here, unfortunately. > In countries which does not acknowledge software patents, some > software which is in www.debian-multimedia.org is Free software. That's the point: _some_ software. > Perhaps you remember that debian once had a section named "non-us" > which where provided to non-us users (and by servers located outside > US). I am well aware of the history, thanks. But legal impacts aren't directly comparable to the the encryption==weapon export regulations. > My point here is that software patents impose the same kind of > restriction I never talked about software patents, but thanks for putting words in my mouth. :) > Now, I haven't checked all the details of the mplayer package provided > by www.debian-multimedia.org, but I thought mplayer was GPL, isn't it? mplayer itself is, that's why it's also in the main Debian pool, which you might have missed? So long. :) Rhonda -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org