everyday multimedia not supported in Ubuntu (Re: 3 days from the release, 3 machines, a few issues.

[Matthew S-H]

What is "plf-ubuntu"?

~Matt


On Apr 6, 2005, at 6:35 AM, Philippe Landau wrote:

> Matt Zimmerman wrote:
>>>> This is all unsupported software from universe/multiverse, so it 
>>>> isn't
>>>> relevant to the release.  Feel free to file bugs in Malone though.
>>> in other words: the multimedia that most users want to use will 
>>> often not
>>> work and there will be no sound, but that is not relevant because 
>>> Ubuntu
>>> does not support it :-) if Canonical told this new users upfront, 
>>> that
>>> would be more honest.
>> The components of Ubuntu are quite clearly explained on the website,
>> including their support status.  If there is some way that you feel
>> this could be made more clear, let us know.
> the problems with multimedia should be mentioned on the front page
> until there is an easy way for everybody to resolve them,
> like a post install script provided by plf-ubuntu.
>
>> There is also extensive information about the complex issues which 
>> bear on
>> multimedia support; I see no need to elaborate here.
> even professional offers for help were never taken up here.
> ubuntu power brokers tend to drop the ball when it becomes hot.
>
> kind regards     philippe
>
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