Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 13th Jun 2006 21:58 UTC, submitted by Valour
"Not that long ago, a significant portion of desktop GNU/Linux enthusiasts were actively advocating GNU/Linux among Windows users. I even remember doing it myself at one point, though now I really don't care what you use on your computer as long as I don't have to use it too. I thought that sentiment was isolated to me, but lately I've seen an abrupt decline in GNU/Linux evangelism on online forums. Here are some possible reasons for this change in community thinking and behavior."
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2005-06-29
I remember having to dig up codecs on Windows from time to time as well. At the time I didn't know what they were so I can't tell you if it was because they were xvid and Microsoft wasn't supporting that or some other format Microsoft wasn't paying to support.
I remember, with great annoyance, having to play .mov's in Quicktime (the worlds worst video player).
There are bootable cd media center setups in Linux. If you have compatible hardware (a typical prerequisite) you can't get any easier than the way it's setup in Linux (it just works). Now, usually you end up with sort-of compatible hardware and then it can be a real nightmare.