▲ 142 ▼ What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions? (lemdro.id) submitted 2 years ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml 200 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Multimedia codecs have a different license agreement than the OS so they aren't bundled by default for a reason permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hottari@lemmy.ml -9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't care about the licenses. If I click on my media and it refuses to play because some codec is omitted by default, am annoyed nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Most distros have a checkbox during the installer that will add non-free components. It's a separate EULA you need to agree to so they can't do it for you. You may not care, but the distro provider's legal team absolutely cares about not getting sued for automatically bundling components with an incompatible license agreement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hottari@lemmy.ml -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The non-free components I've seen on installers are usually for Nvidia's proprietary drivers. Not codecs. Sounds like legal panic if you ask me. There's been no precedent for litigation on use of licensed codecs which most have been using either way prior in their builds and packages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They have never gone after said distros all those ^many^ ^many^ years they have bundled licensed codecs in their ISOs. What changed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) More annoyed when the distro doesn't even bother to document how to properly install the "missing" codecs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Don't mistake this as condescension, but doesn't VLC solve all of that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it's great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] hottari@lemmy.ml -9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't care about the licenses. If I click on my media and it refuses to play because some codec is omitted by default, am annoyed nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Most distros have a checkbox during the installer that will add non-free components. It's a separate EULA you need to agree to so they can't do it for you. You may not care, but the distro provider's legal team absolutely cares about not getting sued for automatically bundling components with an incompatible license agreement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hottari@lemmy.ml -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The non-free components I've seen on installers are usually for Nvidia's proprietary drivers. Not codecs. Sounds like legal panic if you ask me. There's been no precedent for litigation on use of licensed codecs which most have been using either way prior in their builds and packages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They have never gone after said distros all those ^many^ ^many^ years they have bundled licensed codecs in their ISOs. What changed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) More annoyed when the distro doesn't even bother to document how to properly install the "missing" codecs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Don't mistake this as condescension, but doesn't VLC solve all of that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it's great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Most distros have a checkbox during the installer that will add non-free components. It's a separate EULA you need to agree to so they can't do it for you. You may not care, but the distro provider's legal team absolutely cares about not getting sued for automatically bundling components with an incompatible license agreement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hottari@lemmy.ml -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The non-free components I've seen on installers are usually for Nvidia's proprietary drivers. Not codecs. Sounds like legal panic if you ask me. There's been no precedent for litigation on use of licensed codecs which most have been using either way prior in their builds and packages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They have never gone after said distros all those ^many^ ^many^ years they have bundled licensed codecs in their ISOs. What changed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] hottari@lemmy.ml -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The non-free components I've seen on installers are usually for Nvidia's proprietary drivers. Not codecs. Sounds like legal panic if you ask me. There's been no precedent for litigation on use of licensed codecs which most have been using either way prior in their builds and packages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They have never gone after said distros all those ^many^ ^many^ years they have bundled licensed codecs in their ISOs. What changed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] westyvw@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They have never gone after said distros all those ^many^ ^many^ years they have bundled licensed codecs in their ISOs. What changed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hottari@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They have never gone after said distros all those ^many^ ^many^ years they have bundled licensed codecs in their ISOs. What changed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hottari@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) More annoyed when the distro doesn't even bother to document how to properly install the "missing" codecs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Don't mistake this as condescension, but doesn't VLC solve all of that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it's great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Don't mistake this as condescension, but doesn't VLC solve all of that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it's great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it's great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it's great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine. permalink fedilink source parent