Restricted Multimedia Formats - The Post-Install Wizard

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Problem" ...
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-devel/2006-February/015770.html

... and "Restricted Multimedia Formats - The
Solutions" ...
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-devel/2006-February/015772.html

*** Restricted Multimedia Formats - The Post-Install Wizard
***

This is the basic specification for the "Post-Install
Multimedia
Wizard", one of the two solutions proposed [here] for
the Restricted
Multimedia Formats problem described [here].

The idea is to add support for as many multimedia formats as
possible
(MP3, DVDs, DivX, etc), in a semi-automated way, taking into
account
legal restrictions.

The Wizard should basically work this way:

1) After Ubuntu's installation, present a standard dialog
to the user.
 It could pop automatically, or on request (via Desktop
shortcut?). 
The text of that dialog could be something like this:

" We can proudly say that Free Software offers
excellent support for
the most popular multimedia formats (like MP3, MPEG-4
"DivX", or even
encrypted DVDs).

But unluckily, certain restrictions (such as software
patents) make it
illegal to distribute Ubuntu with such support, in certain
countries
like the United States of America or Japan.

If you live in a country with such restrictions, please
click
"Cancel".  You'll be able to play some
restricted formats by
installing non-Free Software (like RealPlayer), or keep
enjoying
content in Free formats (like Ogg Vorbis audio or Theora
video).

If you live in a country without those restrictions, feel
free to
install the necessary packages to unlock restricted formats,
by
clicking on "OK". "

2) If the user clicks on "Cancel", the dialog
could just close, or
offer him the option of installing RealPlayer automatically.

3) If the user clicks on "OK", the Wizard would
then add the necessary
repositories to the sources list (Universe, Multiverse, and
Penguin
Liberation Front), and download / install the necessary
packages
(GStreamer plugins including FFmpeg, and libdvdcss2).

--
Santiago Roza
Departamento I+D - Thymbra
santiago.rozathymbra.com
*** Restricted Multimedia Formats - The Post-Install Wizard
***

This is the basic specification for the "Post-Install
Multimedia Wizard", one of the two solutions proposed
[here] for the Restricted Multimedia Formats problem
described [here].

The idea is to add support for as many multimedia formats as
possible (MP3, DVDs, DivX, etc), in a semi-automated way,
taking into account legal restrictions.

The Wizard should basically work this way:

1) After Ubuntu's installation, present a standard dialog
to the user.  It could pop automatically, or on request (via
Desktop shortcut?).  The text of that dialog could be
something like this:

" We can proudly say that Free Software offers
excellent support for the most popular multimedia formats
(like MP3, MPEG-4 "DivX", or even encrypted
DVDs).

But unluckily, certain restrictions (such as software
patents) make it illegal to distribute Ubuntu with such
support, in certain countries like the United States of
America or Japan.

If you live in a country with such restrictions, please
click "Cancel".  You'll be able to play some
restricted formats by installing non-Free Software (like
RealPlayer), or keep enjoying content in Free formats (like
Ogg Vorbis audio or Theora video).

If you live in a country without those restrictions, feel
free to install the necessary packages to unlock restricted
formats, by clicking on "OK". "

2) If the user clicks on "Cancel", the dialog
could just close, or offer him the option of installing
RealPlayer automatically.

3) If the user clicks on "OK", the Wizard would
then add the necessary repositories to the sources list
(Universe, Multiverse, and Penguin Liberation Front), and
download / install the necessary packages (GStreamer plugins
including FFmpeg, and libdvdcss2).
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