RH10 multimedia support

[Paul Morgan]

> > It's the same issue with Java and flash player for the browser. I'm not shy
> > of the console, but still I'd prefer an easier way to get plugins installed.
> > Like the way IE does it for example: if you go to a site that has java or
> > flash, a little pop-up comes up and prompts you to automatically install the
> > software. I don't see why Red Hat can't accomplish this with the browsers
> > they bundle in their distribution (epiphany, galeon, konqueror, mozilla).

What happens when the user is not an admin on their win2k box? Maybe it
works, and maybe it doesn't. What if the user is actually on a thin
client (RDP or ICA)? From much experience I can assure you that it
doesn't work in that case. Instead, the user gets frustrated that the
"easy IE way" simply doesn't meet their needs. The user then complains
to everybody around them that the system is broken because it didn't let
them do something.

Don't get me wrong: I'm not arguing against simplicity. Quite the
contrary, I love simple (i.e., graceful, elegant) solutions.

Unfortunately, the IE way has severe limitations once you get outside of
the consumer market.