On 4/2/06, Eric S. Raymond <esr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Gilboa Davara <gilboad@xxxxxxxxx>: > > If a user can't be bothered to read a FAQ, google for help, or, heaven > > forbids, learn how to configure pirut/yum/rpm, he shouldn't be using > > Fedora (or Linux). > > That's a horrible, elitist attitude thast will lose us the market-share war. If Linux is going to win any perceived market share war, it won't be because it has mp3 support. It will be because it reaches a critical mass after which exponential growth is easy. Windows will still probably have the majority of the market share once the mp3 patents expire, and once we have reverse engineered all the 3d drivers, etc. If you think Linux can take over Microsoft in a shorter time frame than that you are delusional. In this "war" we actually have a better position. That is, to maintain the low market share we already have is much easier than it is for Microsoft to maintain its huge market share it has. If we don't provide mp3 support today in Fedora, the market share linux holds is not going to fall like a stone -- it will stay the same. Lets just concentrate on making a fundamentally better operating system, and the rest will fall into place. We don't need to go against our morals, ethics and project goals (supporting mp3 in Fedora) in order to achieve this. If you feel like continuing this discussion, please do it off the list, as I'm sure everyone is very tired of it. n0dalus. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
