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Lee <br>
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The exclusion of mp3 in most distro's nowadays does not have anything
to do with the RIAA. Its because of the patents governing this format.
See:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linuxmint.com/content/view/200/51/">http://linuxmint.com/content/view/200/51/</a><br>
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Jason<br>
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Lee Einer wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I am fond of Mepis for its ease of installation and configuration. I am
somewhat disappointed with their latest release, 6.0 which has
eliminated support for MP3. Yes, you can install the needed files later,
but it is a PITA and IMO the exclusion of these files is needless
pandering to the RIAA bastards.
Lee
Ted Pomeroy wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Tom & Others, I am happy with Ubuntu and its Gnome desktop and Mozilla
Firrefox. The pachaged Open Office is a treat and does take a while to
load. I have learned to accect that. On the web, I am pleased with the
Firevfox browser and detect no difference in speed from previous MS
Windows experience.
I am pleased to have made the move.
If you want a run down of distros, TUX Magazine ran one several months
ago and it might help. The great part of Linux is choice and freedom to
make changes to suit yourself. My advice, dive in and really try to rely
on the linux you choose. If you don't like it then you really can change
in a few months to another edition an you will find the skills and
knowledge very transferable. Heck, I still miss RedHat 8., but it is no
longer supported and I thought it better to join a crowd.
Just my thoughts, Ted Pomeroy
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