On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 13:15, Robin Laing wrote: > <http://www.linuxlookup.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=59> > > > This leads me to my biggest problem with Fedora. On one hand, it is > > a great introduction to Linux. It installs easily, works well and is > > attractive. On the other hand, it plays right into the hands of > > Linux's biggest critics, which is the mistaken notion that it is > > unfinished and most things don't work. You are given a browser with > > no plugins, so if you jump online excitedly with your new system, > > there are a lot of things that won't work. You load your favorite > > mp3s, then find out you cannot play them. God forbid you have a dvd > > drive. You notice the red exclamation point telling you there are > > updates available, but up2date freezes leaving you unable to get > > them. I know there are fairly simple solutions to these complaints, > > but the fact remains that not everyone who tries Fedora will know > > how to do it. They will just feel disappointed by a system that lets > > them down, deciding that this Linux thing is not ready for prime > > time. A program that would set up unofficial repositories with a few > > clicks would take care of this, along with some prominent > > documentation telling you how to get the things you need. I could > > not find any real documentation at the Fedora site, except for > > RedHat 9. This may be due to my lack of time to search for it, but > > if it exists, it should be clear where it is at. > > > As Fedora does not include multimedia tools that people are used to in > Windows, it could be a problem. Licensing issues aside, new users > coming from the Windows world will be quickly frustrated due to this. > > A simple method to upgrade to a full multimedia package needs to be > looked at. Even in business, multimedia is now required to view > various advertising or product information packages. This must not be > via searches and multiple WWW sites but a single site with possibly a > single click. A WWW link on the desktop to an offshore (outside US if > required) to a setup/install script for multimedia access. > > It should be as easy as "yum install multimedia". > > I know that we all have our own favorite packages for Multimedia but > Linux is known for having more than one package that can do the same job. > > Linux is moving more and more into the main stream. Start thinking of > the lowest common denominator and try making FC work for these people. > > -- > Robin Laing > Perhaps something like the knoppix "install flash player" script could be done with Fedora.
