Hi Colin, I don't know about what the Australian community thinks of this. I would tread very carefully when installing codecs like 'Mint' does, is a 'grey' legal area from my research. One of the reasons that Ubuntu sells "fluendo" at their store.
What does everybody else think ? Andew G. On Apr 8, 9:23 am, colin mcdermott <colinjamesmcderm...@gmail.com> wrote: > "I wanted to offer something that has codecs built in for the new user and I > hear mint is a good choice for this. it is based on ubuntu" > > Yes I found that when supplying used computers that Linux mint was necessary > as Ubuntu just caused too much pain (users just want it all to work and work > now!). From personal experience only end users need that extra bit of polish > on their systems. > > Cheers > > Colin McDermott > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:00 PM, <ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> wrote: > > Send ubuntu-au mailing list submissions to > > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > ubuntu-au-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > > 1. linux mint (peter baker) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:41:07 +1000 > > From: peter baker <jellyw...@gmail.com> > > Subject: linux mint > > To: ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > > Message-ID: > > <h2la24e338c1004061641pc9792d6bt269ed4fd5b132...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > hey peeps > > > I have started offering linux mint viawww.ubuntu.net.au > > > I wanted to offer something that has codecs built in for the new user and I > > hear mint is a good choice for this. it is based on ubuntu > > > I have also added a feedback form to the site > > > peter > > > -- > >www.peter.id.au > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > >https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/attachments/20100407/0b28... > > > ------------------------------ > > > -- > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > End of ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 50, Issue 6 > > **************************************** > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.comhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
