Mandrake comes with RealPlayer, Java, and Flash pre-installed. It also comes with a player for ASF streams. On Wed, 2001-12-19 at 14:01, David Cross wrote: > My guess is that he'll run into trouble spots with streaming media, and any > java applications in a browser. > > RealPlayer for Linux stinks. It crashes RH 7.2 EVERY time, even during the > install. Of course there is no Windows Media player, so I have no options but > .mp3 downloads. Nothing streaming. > > Configuring java with Konqeror is no joy and even when it is finished I find > that the blank gray boxes that should be applets or .jsps are a common > problem with Sun's java. Netscape 4.x does fine, but Netscape 6.2 can't run > it's own java installer and Konqeror dead ends with the aforementioned > problem. > > Using it on a network? Not even Novell's iFolder or iPrint applets work, so > are Linux distros keeping up with where networking is moving? > > I love Linux, but these are some distinct problems that will keep a lot of > users away with MS JVM and Windows Media Player ready to go with IE. > > On Wednesday 19 December 2001 12:03 pm, you wrote: > > Just thought I would pass this along: > > > > To my complete suprise I was contacted and interviewed via email/phone, by > > David LaGesse from US News and World Report for an article he is writing > > concerning Linux and opensource software. As a part of his > > research, he is exclusively running Mandrake Linux at work for two weeks on > > his desktop while being networked to the company LAN. The article will > > tackle the question if Linux and opensource software has made progress in > > the desktop user arena. Something like: "can joe user install and use > > Linux and opensource software at home without being a *nix guru or dual > > booting constanly into Windows for better applications." He was a complete > > newbie, but thus far reports little trouble getting along without Microsoft > > products. From our conversation, he seemed to have a positive experience > > with Linux and opensource applications. Good news... > > _______________________________________________ > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > > Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >