On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 11:15:45AM -0600, Robin Laing wrote: > 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". How about the "Fedora Multimedia Installation HOWTO" on tldp.org? <http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Fedora-Multimedia-Installation-HOWTO/> I admit it's not a one click solution, but it does a lot more than just MP3s, and DVDs. It also explains a lot of the underlying issues as to why this software isn't included in the OS. I'm pretty sure not everything will work with FC2, but I think the general idea is good. I agree it should be easier, but I'm also a bit annoyed with people who think everything should work like Windows right out of the box. Why not just use Mandrake? =)
