Comment 2 for bug 1099003

I think that is very unfair considering that VLC advertises Opus as an included codec and the Ubuntu repository version that auto updates through apt does not include it. People will have to be forced to hold back their updates or manually select a version of VLC from a PPA. Opus works fine on Precise and that PPA is proof. On top of that, can't this be added to the precise-backports repository? That repo is there for a reason and Opus is a great candidate if you refuse to put it into the main.

What is the real harm in adding a few packages to the repository? Seriously.

How can VLC be advertised as an all-in-one media player if the Ubuntu team handicaps it intentionally? Especially if it is to be supported for 5 years and decisions like this can potentially handicap an open and patent free audio codec's adoption.