Comment 250 for bug 1

Perhaps it's time for linux devs in general to think much more seriously about this one. After reading this:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html

I come away agreeing on most points - particularly that of media support. Considering the real issues inhibiting distribution and function within Linux are almost all legal-based, maybe it's time to throw some money at the problem. It may sound absurd, but how much - feasibly, would it take to just buy the rights to the problematic codecs/formats/whatever?

If this bug is to be solved before Vista becomes standard - or, if Vista isn't as much of a problem as many expect, Windows 64 - then I really don't think there are many options left open.