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Re: [News] Fedora 8 Brings Innovation, Ear Candy, Spins

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On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:14:05 +0000,
 [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Wednesday 31 October 2007 22:48 : \____
>>> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:47:49 +0000, [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>>>>> Pulse Audio [to ship with Fedora 8]
>>>> 
>>>> It's going to be a fantastic release, maybe even good enough to
>>>> convert some of the Ubuntu "whaaa, we want codecs" noobs.
>>>> 
>>> What codec is my ubuntu box supposed to be missing? :)
>
> Oddly enough, that's exactly what I keep asking Ubuntu noobs about Fedora.
>

Wouldn't it be a better idea to ask a non-newbie? :)


I use Ubuntu at home, and Fedora on my workstation at work. Both work
well. Each has slight advantages and disadvantages over the other. I
personally prefer Ubuntu, but it's not a big deal either way. 

>> That ought to change when people just follow the set of instructions
>> (or run a script) that makes their free Fedora a little less free.
>
> Like this?:
>
> rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-7.rpm
> yum --enablerepo livna install mplayer
>


Livna unfortunately tends to clash with some other repos like Dag. But
if you don't use them, no big deal. 

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