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Re: [opensuse] openSUSE confusion
  • From: Alejandro Forero Cuervo <azul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:18:39 -0500
  • Message-id: <20050912021839.GE12000@xxxxxxxxxx>
> * SUSE Linux - that's the retail version: It can be regard as a
> superset of SUSE Linux OSS, which also contains some proprietary
> bits, binary-only drivers and stuff like that. Not to mention
> end-user documentation, installation support and MP3 playback
> support.

Just minor nitpicks:

Shouldn't MP3 playback support be included in the OSS version? AFAIK,
Thompson's patents on MP3 allow royalty-free distribution of free
decoders.

Won't end-user documentation be included in the OSS version?

Thanks.

Alejo.
http://azul.freaks-unidos.net/

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