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  1. Bug #694328
  2. Comment #13

Comment 13 for bug 694328

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Vish (vish) wrote : Re: Third-party software option during installation is unfortunately worded

Matthew, My main confusion with the initial para and the latter option was:
Para mentions ".. software to display Flash" , "MP3 and other media" , "wireless hardware" ; thats 3 different items there.
While the check mark option says "this" (singular) and lists only 1 Fluendo MP3 plugin.

Why is the information overload if we are installing only one item?

My idea was,
If we are installing only 1 Fluendo MP3 plugin , then the top para need not mention other 2 items(Flash/wireless).
If we are indeed installing all the 3 items mentioned in the para, then the checkmark option needs to list all those 3 items, or atleast say
[ ] Install these third-party software
(*Fluendo MP3 plugin, .... Thomson )

"These" (or maybe some better wording to imply plural?) would imply the above mentioned 3
and using "(* )" or "*" would make it seem just as an extra Fluendo info for a licensing note alone.

Without which, is just seems like an explanation of the option we are selecting.