ankitmalik
January 27th, 2005, 01:47 PM
Ubuntu is a great distro but it lacks certain plugins/players.
All these have to be downloaded and installed post installation.
That is , OOTB, Ubuntu isn't complete.
I understand this is because Ubuntu wants to completely use free stuff kinda like Fedora.
But is it legally prohibited to ship Ubuntu with all these plugins? Or is it just socially prohibited due to Ubuntu's manifesto/social contract/aka?
But can I as someone not from the Ubuntu Foundation [or w/e that is called] customize Ubuntu, add plugins, enable multimedia and make another distro?
What are the legal implications of that?
MEPIS also have plugins for multimedia and also flash i think?
So can't I do the the same for Ubuntu but name it something else?
Please tell me!
P.S. Customizations I wanna add
> Flash
> Java
> MP3
> Universe Enabled
> NVIDIA/ATI Drivers
> Mplayer/GXINE
> Mozplugger
> Wine
Thanks >>>
All these have to be downloaded and installed post installation.
That is , OOTB, Ubuntu isn't complete.
I understand this is because Ubuntu wants to completely use free stuff kinda like Fedora.
But is it legally prohibited to ship Ubuntu with all these plugins? Or is it just socially prohibited due to Ubuntu's manifesto/social contract/aka?
But can I as someone not from the Ubuntu Foundation [or w/e that is called] customize Ubuntu, add plugins, enable multimedia and make another distro?
What are the legal implications of that?
MEPIS also have plugins for multimedia and also flash i think?
So can't I do the the same for Ubuntu but name it something else?
Please tell me!
P.S. Customizations I wanna add
> Flash
> Java
> MP3
> Universe Enabled
> NVIDIA/ATI Drivers
> Mplayer/GXINE
> Mozplugger
> Wine
Thanks >>>