← Back to context Comment by arendtio 8 years ago I wonder how other distributions solve that situation. 3 comments arendtio Reply blfr 8 years ago By being popular enough to have providers package the software for them. For example, Chrome is available from a repo maintained by Google itself.https://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/OTOH, you're basically giving Google root access to your machine. Hello71 8 years ago Either ignore them (Ubuntu) or they just don't. For many years Debian and Fedora didn't have MP3 decoder installed by default. Foxboron 8 years ago Distributing them as repackaged binaries would be against the terms. I'm unsure what distros ignores the terms and packages them anyway. It is a clear liability for any larger distributions at least.
blfr 8 years ago By being popular enough to have providers package the software for them. For example, Chrome is available from a repo maintained by Google itself.https://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/OTOH, you're basically giving Google root access to your machine.
Hello71 8 years ago Either ignore them (Ubuntu) or they just don't. For many years Debian and Fedora didn't have MP3 decoder installed by default.
Foxboron 8 years ago Distributing them as repackaged binaries would be against the terms. I'm unsure what distros ignores the terms and packages them anyway. It is a clear liability for any larger distributions at least.
By being popular enough to have providers package the software for them. For example, Chrome is available from a repo maintained by Google itself.
https://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/
OTOH, you're basically giving Google root access to your machine.
Either ignore them (Ubuntu) or they just don't. For many years Debian and Fedora didn't have MP3 decoder installed by default.
Distributing them as repackaged binaries would be against the terms. I'm unsure what distros ignores the terms and packages them anyway. It is a clear liability for any larger distributions at least.