[Eug-lug] Linux hits the mainstream (Dell to offer Ubuntu)

[larry price]

On 5/2/07, roger <roger at eskimo.com> wrote:

> Basic test.  Try to use a web page containing streaming media.  Ubuntu
> fails, Slackware fails, ... etc.  Basically these are distros trying to
> mimmick ease of install like Windows.
>

I watch more youtube than I should on Ubuntu,

Automatix2 handled most of the dodgy stuff.
http://www.getautomatix.com/

> Mandrake succeeds in loading the streaming embedded media without too
> much of a hassle as codecs and other win32 proprietary codecs are
> available through an alternate site.
>
> As for the other distros I mentioned, I couldn't find any alternate site
> for codecs, if at all. (Ubuntu had something similar to Mandrake's
> alternate site, matter of fact, using the same site.  But it got
> yanked.)
>
> Gentoo is another winner, but being bias here as I run Gentoo too.
> Still, Gentoo probably isn't even a consideration as it's source based.
>
Ah, Gentoo, that explains it.