Re: [SLE] Mplayer, rpm's for SuSE?
From: BandiPat (penguin0601_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 02/14/04
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To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 23:26:38 -0500
On Friday 13 February 2004 10:07 am, Joe Polk wrote:
> Lee, you're logic may apply to the current situation and to
> development machines but if Linux is going to fly on the desktop
> Brett's point is well taken. I should't have to recompile, pray, beg,
> plead, etc. to get something going that is ubiquitous in the "real
> world." That has to change. I am more than willing to do the things
> you're saying and you're right. Right now, that is our lot and we
> have to do this to get things to work. But many of these things have
> been issues for some 4 years now. Progress HAS to be made. If you're
> willing to say "Hey, I like compiling and everyone should just learn
> to compile" then understand Linux will remain right where it is and
> we'll all piss and moan about M$ the rest of our lives. I get your
> point, and I understand where you're coming from. But understand all
> Brett is saying is "when is this going to get better" and that's
> valid. I've seen menu items that just don't work on a distro. I've
> seen items within apps that don't. Open RealPlayer and goto the
> Content menu. By default, not a damn thing opens there. This should
> not happen. Someone should sit down and open everything on a menu or
> remove it before shipping the product. There's alot of things that
> are not "compile or not compile" issues. Rather, they are "polish
> this" or be prepared to hear Windows users and newbies decry the time
> it takes to get it working. We're not talking about a compler or some
> complicated application. It's a friggin' video player.
>
> <<JAV>>
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
[...]
Joe,
I thought about replying to your mail, but it was all so far out in left
field (baseball term Europeans) that I decided not too!
Lee
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