I would make the switch to an alternative OS for my media center
applications if there was an alternative OS that could play high quality
media on a high quality device. If the Ubuntu gurus are smart, they'd focus
on media. As it is now, I don't see the support to make it worth while.
Dale
"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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> "The man from Finland!" <ThemanfromFinland@discussions.microsoft.com>
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>> Yah, Linux is priceless as it doesn't cost anything. Everything is
>> done with pure joy and fun of making a better operating system than
>> Windows. Everyone knows we have succeeded. Windows looks like really
>> ridiculous and expensive piece of software. Please don't buy any of
>> that!. Ubuntu means hunanity and it is really a differenet world from
>> Microsoft. There's NO humanity in Microsoft!
>>
>> "Ray" wrote:
>> Exactly as
>> alias said!
>> software.
>>> They're priceless.
>>>
>>> "progressive realization" <-> wrote in message
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>
> Yeah I have been hearing this since 1991. And in Torvalds book, he claims
> he uses Windows. So the author of Linux uses Linux. That doesn't say much
> for Linux, does it?
>
> And I won't care if 99% of the world uses Linux, it is worthless to me
> until third party developers start selling hardware with Linux in mind. As
> I am not fooled with Linux is free, if I have to write my own TV card and
> VoIP phone drivers for the stupid Linux. I played that game with OS/2 and
> I ain't writing any more drivers. As I have far better things to do with
> my time. <grin>
>
> With Windows, you buy the box and if it doesn't work, you take it back to
> the store and get another one that works. With Linux, it is up to you and
> you alone to make it work. Blah! I'm too old that that stuff.
>
> --
> Bill