[64studio-devel] [64 Studio] #152: Drop terminatorx package from base install, remove dummy libmad

[Daniel James]

Hi George,

> I imagine there are many 
> more people like myself who work in a mixed media environment who need to 
> access media produced on a variety of systems in a wide range of formats, or 
> even just access their own earlier work.

On an individual studio level, you've got two options at the moment - 
download free software you need from http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ 
and a few other places, or buy proprietary, licensed Gstreamer plugins 
from https://shop.fluendo.com/

Patent enforcement is unlikely against individual end users, although 
not impossible, so users concerned about possible legal implications 
should go for the Fluendo option. Because 64 Studio Ltd. is a commercial 
company working on hardware products for OEMs, we have to be much more 
careful than the typical end user.

 > a growing number of
> non-technical friends are moving to 64studio from Windows, having played with 
> my installation, and this is a stumbling block for them.

What kinds of formats are they having trouble with? This would be very 
useful for us to know.

Cheers!

Daniel