Comment # 5 on bug 1007087 from Dominique Leuenberger

(In reply to Nolan Leasy from comment #4)
> 1. How is it that this is a legal problem for openSUSE, but not for Linux
> Mint and other Ubuntu derivatives where VLC works with (old) proprietary
> formats out of the box?  Are you sure this is really a legal problem at this
> point?

Some distros have a company as main sponsor, some don't; the ones with a
corporate main sponsor have more to lose and won't risk a legal battle over it.

> 2. If you really can't get full VLC functionality into the openSUSE repos,
> then what is the point in having it there at all?  Most people use that
> application precisely because other purist OSS media players will not work
> with (old) proprietary formats.

VLC is a valid backend for phonon; besides, it lt plays so many more formats
than what the patents would block. 

> 3. Could the Videolan repo be added on install to eliminate this step for
> the user?

No - it's like 'inviting users to illegal actions'; but the VideoLAN website
offers one-click installs

> 4. Thanks for requesting the fix to the Videolan repository.  That should
> make it consistent with the way Leap 42.1 works now, although not ideal if
> you're interested in attracting users away from other distros where this
> isn't a problem.

The repo has been corrected and published - in time for the upcoming RC2