Another Unofficial UbuntuGuide?
Derek Broughton
news at pointerstop.ca
Mon Nov 7 15:18:24 UTC 2005
Timothy A. Holmes wrote:
> in my opinion, it is something that the linux community
> has got to fix --- basic stuff has just gotta work, Sorry folks, say
> all you want, but in the business of computers and dealing with average
> (non technical) users, playing DVDs and MP3s is basic services, and the
> excuse of "it's a proprietary format, we cant include it" sounds an
> awful lot like "its too hard for us to figure out" or "our operating
> system is second rate". We know that this is not the case, but that
> doesn't carry any water with the general public.
>
But what's your solution? We _can't_ distribute proprietary software. You
have to be charging $ to pay for the licenses to do that. Most software
that needs proprietary drivers to do something like play DVDs actually has
a README that tells you what you would need - but we can't make users read
READMEs either.
--
derek
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