What you want to do to get full use of it is to compile it yourself
Most Slashdot readers know that and can probably handle without much problem. Try telling this to the average user (the same one that would be interested in Media Player), though:-(
The average user buys a PC with Windows, never reinstalls his OS, [...] support and support costs are immaterial to them.
The average user has almost always access to a more trained user who normally does all the work. Please refer to the Tech-Slacky Howto for more information.
It is *not* a complete mess, it just concentrates on software (all software sources can be defined at installation, so you can begin using apt-get as soon as it is finished) and leaves most hardware configuration up to you (no detection *at all*, just a list of kernel modules, some with no description whatsoever, to pick from).
I think the new installer will definitely help Debian enlarge its user base
This is great that these things are comming as standard in the kernel, but so many things are "standard" now its getting pretty large for joe-schmo average user who will get a full kitchen sink kernel with their distro.
Joe Average will continue to buy larger and larger PCs just to be able to run Windows XP, and prices will lower due to that trend
Although everything is included in the kernel *SOURCE* you don't have to compile and load into memory every module
You may have noticed that lately even home needs are quite broad: from 3D and multimedia to routing to allow more than one PC to be using the Internet at a time, so it's a good thing all these capabilities are available if needed
Everyone here should read this HOWTO. I suppose it more or less describes what you were thinking when you (and other people like you) took that decision.
I mean, it takes AGES to D/L a low-res DivX, I cannot even imagine how long it would take... oh, you were talking about *analog* TV? The one without keyboard? The one that according to this poll isn't used by many slashdotters? <g>
With IPv4 address space getting tighter every day, why not develop a small IPv6 stack so we can (at last) deploy thousands of gadgets without worrying about numbers and without resorting to ugly, nasty NATs?
Not an impulsive move? Then why on Earth people kept buying Windows 98, 98SE, ME, when it was basically the same stuff every time? (only big difference I found were disk requirements, which always increased)
AOL can't switch today to Mozilla/NS mainly because most pages are now optimized for IE (which really means they will look ugly or won't display at all in other browsers). The Mozilla guys are quickly gaining ground here, though.
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What you want to do to get full use of it is to compile it yourself
Most Slashdot readers know that and can probably handle without much problem. Try telling this to the average user (the same one that would be interested in Media Player), though :-(
It *is* easy to install. Just add
deb http://marillat.free.fr/ stable main
to your /etc/apt/sources.list, do an update, and install MPlayer with:
apt-get install mplayer-686
Note: '686' can be subsituted for '486' or 'k6', depending on your processor
The average user buys a PC with Windows, never reinstalls his OS, [...] support and support costs are immaterial to them.
The average user has almost always access to a more trained user who normally does all the work. Please refer to the Tech-Slacky Howto for more information.
Well, he did a good deal if he wasn't going to use Win2k anyway, which I think is the whole point of getting a refund.
It is *not* a complete mess, it just concentrates on software (all software sources can be defined at installation, so you can begin using apt-get as soon as it is finished) and leaves most hardware configuration up to you (no detection *at all*, just a list of kernel modules, some with no description whatsoever, to pick from).
I think the new installer will definitely help Debian enlarge its user base
While working my way through Tomb Raider III :-)
Since I have no life, mine could probably fit into a 3.5" floppy
Let's hope that software activation becomes really effective and helps more and more people find your way to Linux ^_^
Opera, maybe? :-)
Never could quite get QT to work quite right in other browsers.
Nobody has ever been able to get QT to work at all
Delphi, C++ Builder and Kylix, together with open-sourced Interbase/Firebird database, make a perfect suite for cross-platform RAD development.
I think the important question is, how many of them have been fixed due to those reports?
This is great that these things are comming as standard in the kernel, but so many things are "standard" now its getting pretty large for joe-schmo average user who will get a full kitchen sink kernel with their distro.
Everyone here should read this HOWTO. I suppose it more or less describes what you were thinking when you (and other people like you) took that decision.
They are probably too busy trying to clone .NET to notice...
I mean, it takes AGES to D/L a low-res DivX, I cannot even imagine how long it would take... oh, you were talking about *analog* TV? The one without keyboard? The one that according to this poll isn't used by many slashdotters? <g>
With IPv4 address space getting tighter every day, why not develop a small IPv6 stack so we can (at last) deploy thousands of gadgets without worrying about numbers and without resorting to ugly, nasty NATs?
Not an impulsive move? Then why on Earth people kept buying Windows 98, 98SE, ME, when it was basically the same stuff every time? (only big difference I found were disk requirements, which always increased)
AOL can't switch today to Mozilla/NS mainly because most pages are now optimized for IE (which really means they will look ugly or won't display at all in other browsers). The Mozilla guys are quickly gaining ground here, though.