Re: [dvd::rip] RE: Benjamin's Quality Issues

This is a more measured statement but does make one clear assumption that 
Linux is going head to head against Bill and his corporation - I dont believe 
that to be the case.
I am a newbie to Linux and dvd::rip and have been delighted by the help from 
the community from many different areas when I have posted a "problem".
In my opinion this would change out of all recognition if Linux went this way.
I use Mandrake 10.1 which is the most user friendly - newbie user !- according 
to most opinions I have read about various distros, but I can enjoy using my 
operating system to get what I want not what Windoze says I can do !

On Monday 21 Nov 2005 10:24, Benjamin Lewis wrote:
> I owe Jörn a serious apology. Some of the statements I made in my "Quality
> Issues" post were way out of line. I guess my main intention was to direct
> some attention at some of the problems inexperienced Linux users face when
> trying to install and use dvd::rip. Yes, I did go overboard, and I do
> regret that. The fact that a poll was run about this shows me that the
> developer really does care, which is a great thing.
>
> dvd::rip is a shining star in the Linux community. That is why I am upset
> about this whole issue.
>
> Here is the deal. If one were to analyze what the general public wants to
> accomplish on their pc, there are a few things that stand out. Some
> examples include;
>
> 1.Surfing the Internet
> 2.Managing Finances
> 3.Listening to Music
> 4.Downloading Music and Movies
> 5.Watching Movies
> 6.Downloading Movies
> 7.Web Design
> 8.Copying Movies
>
> My whole point, in saying all this, and I must apologize for not being
> specific and not backing up everything I say, but my whole point, the
> reason I started all this, is because...
>
> Jörn, your program, what you have written so far, is a key to success for
> Linux to beat Microsoft. Think about it. If I could do everything I wanted
> to do in Windows or Linux, but in Windows I could easily do something very
> important to me, like re-encode movies, but I couldn't do it in Linux, then
> I would not switch to Linux. It's that simple. I read the preliminary
> results from your installation poll, but those responses are not accurate
> because they are mainly from experienced Linux users, inexperienced users
> either have a friend help them, they give up, or they are not on your
> mailing list.
>
> I guess what I am trying to get across is this. You make this thing so easy
> to install that all one has to do is run a chmod a+x command, and then a
> ./dvd-rip-install.run command, and you have just accomplished more than you
> could possibly imagine. Not only for yourself, but for the entire linux
> community, even those who will never use your program.
>
> Don't say it's not possible, and don't say that transcode and dvd::rip
> can't be integrated. They are both open source and you can do whatever you
> want. Hell the transcode developers could do it if they wanted to. Of
> course ya'all could still keep separate versions as well.
>
> I just hope you understand the magnitude of this program that you have
> written and I seriously hope that you have the foresight and ambition to
> take it to the next level.
>
> Sorry for all the trouble.
>
> Benjamin