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> > talking about how Ubuntu is illegal in the US due to DMCA, > > Untrue. Ubuntu makes it possible for a user to install stuff that could > be deemed illegal to copy or distribute in the US but a lot of those > problems are untested in court and Ubuntu does warn the user. > I'm afraid I think you're wrong here - although I'm not certain! - the DMCA as I understand it even prohibits providing information on ways to circumvent copy protection, which is exactly what Ubuntu does. > That's separate from the much-discussed issue here of whether Ubuntu > should make this stuff so easy to obtain in the first place. It is a > deliberate decision within Ubuntu to make it easy - some will say that > Ubuntu may yet regret that policy. Which is illegal in the US due to the DMCA...I think. Jon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html