On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:26:49 +0100, Christian Pernegger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >OGG is an open format. OGG is the default for the FEDORA distribution. > >MP3 was eliminated from FEDORA due to licensing considerations. You can of > >course obtain MP3 > >and install it, but the fact remains that MP3 is no longer distributed by > >default. > > Wait, you're telling me that the packages a certain commercial Linux > distributor ships have any impact on the market? Sorry, but no.
Linux marketshare is definitely growing - don't ignore it. Just a few years ago, if I mentioned the word Linux to a phone tech support person, chances are they would never have heard of it. Now several times - when it has come up, they not only knew what it was, but had played with it - especially knoppix and Ubuntu. Existing mainstream apps that were half baked on Linux are now suddenly getting attention - Adobe Acrobat 7 and RealPlayer no longer suck in Linux, and other mainstream apps are starting to appear - Nero just released a Linux port of their CD Burning software (and no, it's not just a front end to cdrecord) Linux has come a long way on the desktop - and it is continuing to improve. A lot of people are really starting to get sick of the MS Monoculture world that invites malware and viruses etc. to target it, Macs are still expensive (even with the Mini), and Linux is quite good now. -- http://mpeters.us/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
