fluendo whats the point?

[mamamia88]

can someone explain to me exactly what it does?

[tgm4883]

can someone explain to me exactly what it does?

Fluendo is a company, I assume it makes money. They sell things such as codec packs so you can play back media such as MP3's.

[mamamia88]

but i can do that for free

[FuturePilot]

but i can do that for free

But in certain countries that's not legal. Fluendo provides a legal way to get playback for certain codecs.

[bwhite82]

but i can do that for free

The definition of "free" is open for interpretation as it relates to this matter.

[mamamia88]

The definition of "free" is open for interpretation as it relates to this matter.

i mean free as in no money

[bwhite82]

i mean free as in no money

Noted. But worth reading (and subsequently why Fluendo exists):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_Libre

[swoll1980]

Fluendo is a company, I assume it makes money. They sell things such as codec packs so you can play back media such as MP3's.

fluendo is used to fund gstreamer, and other open source multi media tools.

[earthpigg]

it appeals to coroporations and companies that need liability.

if you live in a country that is essentially non-free when it comes to software, such as the United States and Japan, ubuntu-restricted-extras is of dubious legality.

if you use fluendo, then that company assumes the liability instead of yours.

[NightwishFan]

I like fluendo, it is a legal solution for multimedia gray areas. It is gstreamer and not compiz that I show to people curious about Ubuntu. :)

[Crunchy the Headcrab]

Fluendo freely distributes a legal mp3 codec as well as offering other paid codecs and software. I for one appreciate being able to use legal codecs even though I think mpeg and others have their heads up their butts.