Comment 1 for bug 5237

I'm not aware that Mandriva nor OpenSUSE has any "easier" support for restricted modules than Ubuntu (although I am aware that Mandriva's xine did not have various ffmpeg reverse engineered formats removed). While Mandriva has plf this is certainly not talked about during or after the install and the version of OpenSUSE I have did not suggest how to install restricted formats after I put it on. Perhaps you can list where in the install the other distros give instructions on how to get restricted formats? Are you talking about all restricted formats or just one in particular?

Restricted formats are a pain but I see no way past them unless the distros are willing to pay for them. I know I wouldn't want to pay royalties for a format when I am giving software that uses said format away for free. The question is how close can you get before you a open to being sued and are you willing to take the risk...