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Re: She is Out!

__/ [ Rick ] on Thursday 11 May 2006 23:44 \__

> On Thu, 11 May 2006 18:37:53 -0400, DFS wrote:
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> __/ [ John A. Bailo ] on Thursday 11 May 2006 18:08 \__
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>> SuSE 10.1 has just been released. Choose a mirror below:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Do they include the media codecs in this release?
>>>
>>> You just need to install the Packman multimedia RPM. It's a matter of
>>> spending a couple minutes downloading and clicking on 'stuff'.
>> 
>> More Linux hassles.  Just say No!
>> 
> 
> .. as opposed to no codecs installed with windows by default...


I can assure you that I spent (or put negatively -- wasted) hours of my life
installing Windows codecs, often to no avail.


> ... I did say no.. to windows.
> <snip />


Why say "no" to Windows when Windows says "no" to you? Its functionality (or
lack thereof) repels any user who has *seen*other platforms. Its licensing
says no to pretty much everything.

        http://linuxadvocate.org/articles.php?p=1

Best wishes,

Roy

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