> The 'right' solution would be to just use system codecs for everything. That doesn't always work. VLC became as popular as it is partly through bundling its

> The 'right' solution would be to just use system codecs for everything. That doesn't always work. VLC became as popular as it is partly through bundling its own selection of codecs for its own use, when getting certain things to play in some places was quite a faf. If doing it the right way is hassle to the end user, we'll often sidestep rather than campaigning for fixes where they should be made.