Why do we need VLC? I'm up for including extra media plugins (that's actually a really good idea), but why include VLC as an app when the built-in player works fine as long as you have the plugins installed?
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:23 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > As I understand it, the next distro of ubuntu will have libreoffice. > > If youre looking for non-CS new users, or for personal use, you need VLC. > > - Matt > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Alec Story" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Mar 31, 2011 10:15 am > Subject: [FC-discuss] Packages for a Custom Ubuntu install to Entice New > Users > To: "Discussion of Free Culture in general and this organization in > particular" <[email protected]> > > > We're going to be packaging up a custom ubuntu DVD to try to entice new > users, and want to pre-install more packages than usual (we're using DVDs, > so the space won't be an issue). We're going to try to include things from > our classes, but there are lots of other useful packages that are more > general - do you have any suggestions? Here's our list so far: > > DrJava (sucks, but is used for a class) > OCaml (+ ledit ocaml, omake) > Eclipse > LaTeX, and some useful extra packages there (which ones?) > Python (extra packages) > qtoctave and regular command line octave > vim and emacs extra packages > git, svn mercurial > MStt fonts > libreoffice rather than openoffice > > -- > Alec Story > Cornell University > Biological Sciences, Computer Science 2012 > > > -- Alec Story Cornell University Biological Sciences, Computer Science 2012
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