[CS-FSLUG] Blog: Forgot Linux?

[Fred A. Miller]

On Fri April 1 2005 9:14 pm, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
> > Dude,
> >
> > You win by attrition. I wasn't looking for an expose
> > on where Linux is lacking ... however, I guess now we
> > know. That said, perhaps we should get someone to
> > write the software we want.
>
> 	Primarily, I was demonstrating why multimedia support -- I think --
> isn't really a problem even though it is a problem. I agree with Nathan
> that GNU/Linux is lacking in this area as I was clear in the first
> parts of the message, but the latter part shows why I generally don't
> opine a whole lot on multimedia (and then I got off track). Given that
> multimedia support is key for home users, it seems to me we need not
> worry about it too much until the system is oriented more to the home
> users.

And, it CAN'T "win" the desktop war until it does have proper multimedia 
support out of the box.

Fred

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