[CALUG] Linux Laptops

[Bernard Karmilowicz]

Hi Eldon:

> The main complication was that Adobe apps, like Flash, had to be 
> installed separately. Nothing new about that though.

But doing so is getting easier. To clarify:

Canonical (Ubuntu) refers to the non-GNU licensed software, or software 
to which the Federal DMCA (or Maryland's UCITA) legislation may apply as 
"restricted". Because of the bad players in the sandbox, the Ubuntu 
distributions do not include restricted software.

However; Canonical makes it easy to benefit from the popular/useful 
restricted tools (Adobe acroread and flash player, DeCSS for playing 
encrypted DVDs, etc.). For example:

     https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/musicvideophotos/C/video-dvd.html
     (three mouse clicks and a shell command to get encrypted DVDs to play)

Search the main Ubuntu repository for "restricted". Canonical maintains 
a package into which many popular restricted-license programs are bundled.

Sincerely,

- Bernie

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