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

[ulrich steffens]

you have my full backup on this!
i never understood the point of this thread anyway. 
with ubuntu you now have the choice to pick up this
os/toolset/orWhateverYouMayCallIt for free and do with it what you want.
the capabilities of this toolset is rather impressive and shows whats
possible to achieve and where the pitfalls are these days. hoary is the
second release in a (HOPEFULLY) ongoing series and it gets better and
better everyday. but still some dont stop complaining about this or that
and even on points that are actually discussed to death and seem awfully
clear. the situation with patents/proprietary software is a fact, not a
cheap excuse for devs all over the world for being lazy. 
so what is the point on complaining about a freely given tool that
actually works better than the rest availlable? 
is it never enough?

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- ulrich
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rule 3: It is OK to put all bad people in a giant meat grinder.


Am Donnerstag, den 07.04.2005, 09:55 -0500 schrieb Kenton Brede:
> I think you misunderstood my point.  The OP was complaining there was
> no disclaimer on Ubuntu's opening page that proprietary formats weren't
> supported.  My point was, if you don't like the way a program works or
> how an OS works, I think there are a few civil choices you can make to
> possibly resolve your problem.  You can ask nicely for someone to do the
> work for you, pay them to do the work, or learn to do the work yourself.
> To get angry and demand and complain about a program or OS that has been
> freely given to you, seems less than gracious to me.  I'll get off my
> soapbox now :)
> Kent
> 
> -- 
> "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
>   - Martin Luther King Jr.
>