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forty-nine
Re: Included - the link
"norm" <noone@afakeddomain.net> wrote in message
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> forty-nine wrote:
>> "Alias" <alias@aliasmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:fncr0r$18p$2@aioe.org...
>>> forty-nine wrote:
>>>> "NoStop" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:z%3mj.1815$4w.1446@pd7urf2no...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the link Bill Yawn. This should help many Wintards** who
>>>>> are
>>>>> going to try Ubuntu. As to your big gripe about lack of DVD support,
>>>>> out of
>>>>> the box, within Ubuntu, the article points out the reason: "For legal
>>>>> reasons, Ubuntu lacks a small system library that decrypts the video
>>>>> on
>>>>> most commercial DVDs." And that is Ubuntu's official line and as the
>>>>> article suggests is very easy to deal with, leaving the legal
>>>>> responsibility for doing so to the end-user.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What NoStop is saying is Ubuntu leaves it up to the end user whether or
>>>> not to break the law.
>>>>
>>>> The basic Linux philosophy.
>>>>
>>>> It's also the way Drug Dealers operate.
>>>
>>> It's ONLY against the law in the USA, although people in the USA who buy
>>> DVDs or want to watch a video, for some reason, think they have a right
>>> to it and install them as well.
>>>
>>> Your bigotry and FUD towards Linux users is noted.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
>>
>> Linux users ?
>> Yes, they are quite known for their high held principles.
>> That's why every Ubuntu support page has to come with a WARNING about
>> users giving newbs MALICIOUS COMMANDS disguised as help.
>> Yeah...real nice group of people there.
> Please cite one such page. I have been unable to find such a warning.
> Thanks.
>
> --
> norm
must of not looked too hard...those are the "official" support forums , are
they not ?
"norm" <noone@afakeddomain.net> wrote in message
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> forty-nine wrote:
>> "Alias" <alias@aliasmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:fncr0r$18p$2@aioe.org...
>>> forty-nine wrote:
>>>> "NoStop" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:z%3mj.1815$4w.1446@pd7urf2no...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the link Bill Yawn. This should help many Wintards** who
>>>>> are
>>>>> going to try Ubuntu. As to your big gripe about lack of DVD support,
>>>>> out of
>>>>> the box, within Ubuntu, the article points out the reason: "For legal
>>>>> reasons, Ubuntu lacks a small system library that decrypts the video
>>>>> on
>>>>> most commercial DVDs." And that is Ubuntu's official line and as the
>>>>> article suggests is very easy to deal with, leaving the legal
>>>>> responsibility for doing so to the end-user.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What NoStop is saying is Ubuntu leaves it up to the end user whether or
>>>> not to break the law.
>>>>
>>>> The basic Linux philosophy.
>>>>
>>>> It's also the way Drug Dealers operate.
>>>
>>> It's ONLY against the law in the USA, although people in the USA who buy
>>> DVDs or want to watch a video, for some reason, think they have a right
>>> to it and install them as well.
>>>
>>> Your bigotry and FUD towards Linux users is noted.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
>>
>> Linux users ?
>> Yes, they are quite known for their high held principles.
>> That's why every Ubuntu support page has to come with a WARNING about
>> users giving newbs MALICIOUS COMMANDS disguised as help.
>> Yeah...real nice group of people there.
> Please cite one such page. I have been unable to find such a warning.
> Thanks.
>
> --
> norm
must of not looked too hard...those are the "official" support forums , are
they not ?