Serious reservations about FC2 release on 5/18

[James Jensen]

> On Sun, 16 May 2004 21:39:09 -0400
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>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115980
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>>I sure am happy that it was reported back in February then.  Yes I know 
>>this is a test release and that's why I don't bitch about it.  I took 
>>the chance on a test and it almost bit me in the ass.  I found my fix 
>>inside the bug report.  That worked for me, it doesn't work for everyone.
>>
>>The people complaining about xine and real player not in the official 
>>distribution are the ones whining.  This is a real issue that _will_ 
>>make Fedora look bad if it's in Core 2.
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>Nobody seems to think it makes Windows XP look bad.  I'm sure they'll
>be just as understanding about FC2.
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If only that were true... the problem is that, sadly, it's still the 
Linux distros that have to prove themselves, not Microsoft.  One major 
flaw in an Free system's worth half a dozen in a proprietary system.

-J. Jensen