Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 11th Mar 2008 16:07 UTC, submitted by moleskine
Linux "Unlike the myths that are behind the prevention of Linux adoption, this piece will closely examine the indisputable obstacles and what will have to be done to overcome each of them. In the past, many desktop Linux users have opted to simply point to the hardware industry or Microsoft as the root cause of a lack of mainstream adoption. In reality, there are actually core issues extending beyond hardware - and competition from the proprietary markets - that simply must be dealt with head on. With that said, hardware compatibility and competition from closed-source vendors are valid issues, just not solid core excuses for the lack of mainstream interest. Here are the real hurdles."
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RE[4]: Tax and BluRay
by autumnlover on Tue 11th Mar 2008 20:04 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Tax and BluRay"
autumnlover
Member since:
2007-04-12

Or just set the ffvc1 codec in the mplayer options and click on the files to watch the movie?


I do not have a Blue-ray drive myself, but I can bet everything else that watching BD movies on Windows is exactly the same "procedure" like watching usual DVDs

Do not change anything, do not type any commands at command prompt.

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RE[5]: Tax and BluRay
by ichi on Tue 11th Mar 2008 21:54 in reply to "RE[4]: Tax and BluRay"
ichi Member since:
2007-03-06

I do not have a Blue-ray drive myself, but I can bet everything else that watching BD movies on Windows is exactly the same "procedure" like watching usual DVDs


Not possible out of the box?

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RE[6]: Tax and BluRay
by soonerproud on Tue 11th Mar 2008 21:58 in reply to "RE[5]: Tax and BluRay"
soonerproud Member since:
2008-03-05

Again, with Vista watching a DVD is possible out of the box. You have to install third party software to be able to watch a BlueRay or HDDVD movie.

That is still easier than the hoops you have to jump through to get it to possibly work on Linux. (But not guaranteed to work.)

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RE[6]: Tax and BluRay
by autumnlover on Wed 12th Mar 2008 12:42 in reply to "RE[5]: Tax and BluRay"
autumnlover Member since:
2007-04-12

possible after clicking setup.exe or setup.msi and pressing "next" several times ?

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