[mdlug] Reading material, food for thought

[Robert Adkins]

Peter Bart wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 13:38 -0500, Ingles, Raymond wrote:
> <snip>
>   
>>  However, on reflection I think he's *right* about multimedia. I simply
>> could not have switched my parents or my family to Linux if they couldn't
>> watch viral videos on YouTube or in email. EasyUbuntu or Automatix helps
>> but not enough. And even setting those up is irritatingly awkward. I had
>> to make multiple visits to my parents house to get the right codecs
>> installed because repositories were down or whatever.
>>
>>  Making that easy and straightforward would be a *huge* plus for Linux
>> evangelization. I like his idea of "The Codex" and I would *love* to
>> help make that happen. I don't see anywhere I can make a contribution,
>> but I sure as heck would if I could...
>>
>>     
> <snip>
>   
>>  Sincerely,
>>
>>  Ray Ingles                                            (313) 227-2317
>>     
>
> Ray,
> 	For the record, I thought Ubuntu was very easy to install. Including
> all those extras for cd/dvd/mp3/video/flash following the instructions
> on the Ubuntu website and the Ubuntu forum. It did take me several days
> to get it right. That is until after I installed Opensuse 10.2. Now that
> was easy!! I was pleasantly surprised.
>
> Regards,
>   

    They are up to 10.2 now? Damn, here I am with only 10.1 on my 
laptop... I am so behind the times...

    -Rob