On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:30:45 -0500, Shay wrote:

> "Urs Holzer"  wrote in message news:51fb8001@news.povray.org...
>> Stallman does not require the "beer" part. In fact, I am slightly
>> opposed to it.
> 
> I think we completely agree on this point.
> 
> One thing that bugs me about Linux is that an American is stuck choosing
> between using illegal software and giving up access to (most) media.
> Would be nice if I could just pay for those codecs.

You can.  They're available from Fluendo.  Some paid distributions (SUSE 
Linux Enterprise Desktop, IIRC) include them as part of the cost.

Jim

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