[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kevin Cave writes: > > > > iquest wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is there a .avi viewer on Linux/X11 ? > > > > Yup! Package called "xanim", which is under the "Graphics" section. > > I beg your pardon, but xanim is "non-free" and your answer to the gentleman > infers that xanim is distributed as part of the offical release. >
Oh Dear! Sorry for trying to be of assistance to someone asking a question here, but would you care to try the following? .... 1) Using your preferred web browser, go to http://www.nl.debian.org 2) After the page has came up, click on "Debian Packages" 3) Click on "View the packages in the unstable distributions" 4) On this page, click on "Graphics/" 5) Using whatever method suits you best, scroll down to quite near the bottom of the list of packages AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD. 6) Click on the package entitled "xanim" Yes! You're quite correct! Xanim is classed as "non-free"! Yes! I'M quite correct! There is a package called xanim, which the gentleman can, quite properly, download from from this site! If the gentleman had asked "Is there a _free_ Debian package that plays .avi packages?", then perhaps I may have answered him differently, but since there was no such criterion in his orginal question, then I merely gave the reply which was best suited to his query. I'm sorry, but I don't see what you're point is. If that package is not included in the CD distribution, then fine! But the fact remains that he can download xanim, from the Debian site easily, and use it with, as far as I can tell, no legal recourse, as "non-free" means that the package has some restriction on it's distribution. If someone can elaborate on this, then I would welcome it gladly. Sorry to appear to have a bit of a rant about this, but I was only trying to help the original query! rgds. -- Kevin Cave. A Scotsman living in London, but may move to Japan. Registered Linux User #64441 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED](work) [EMAIL PROTECTED](home) -- -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
