[osol-mktg] Re: Proposal

[Eric Boutilier]

Hi Matthew,

Check out Alvaro's "OpenSolaris codec pack":

http://blogs.sun.com/alvaro/entry/opensolaris_codec_pack
http://blogs.sun.com/alvaro/entry/opensolaris_codec_pack_updated

I haven't tried it, but it sure made me sit up and take
notice, for all the reasons you give below.

Eric

On Thu, 24 May 2007, Kaiwai Gardiner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just got a proposal; along the lines of Ubuntu, in respects to
> providing the ability to easily download and install CODECS for popular
> formats through an easy to use interface. Blastwave, for instance, provides
> FAAD support, and gstreamer, but the problem is that these extra plugins
> aren't picked up by the likes or Rhythmbox hence the proposal for something
> that actually can be downloaded and integrates into the operating system
> along side the default installation.
>
> What does everyone else think?
>
> Matthew
>