Der Helm schrieb:
Gib mal ein paar Erfahrungsberichte.
Nicht das ich je auf Windows verzichten könnte, aber interessieren tut es mich schon
Ergebnis bisher: Durchwachsen. Fedora (Redhat) ist sehr brauchbar, das System läuft prima, und da ich vorher Thunderbird benutzt habe, war's kein Problem meine geheiligten Emails zu importieren. Allerdings habe ich erst nachträglich auf die harte Tour erfahren, daß die Leute bei Fedora (und auch bei Suse) fiese Schisser sind, ein Auszug aus den FAQs:
Why doesn't Fedora include support for proprietary formats like MP3 or MPEG?
Fedora only supports and includes Free and open source software. Technologies that are known to be under stringent copyright or patent restrictions are not included in Fedora. For more information, see the ForbiddenItems page:
MP3 Support
MP3 encoding/decoding support is not included in any Fedora application because MP3 is heavily patented in several regions including the United States. The patent holder is unwilling to give an unrestricted patent grant, as required by the GPL. Other platforms might have paid the royalty and/or included proprietary software. Other Linux distributions not based in a region affected by the patent might ship MP3 decoders/encoders or they might have included proprietary software. However, Fedora Core cannot and does not ship MP3 decoders/encoders in order to serve the goal of shipping only free and open source software that is not restricted by software patents.
Fedora Suggests: If possible, use patent unrestricted formats such as Ogg Vorbis (a lossy audio codec that has better quality than MP3), or FLAC (a lossless audio codec).
NTFS
NTFS support is not included in the Fedora Core kernel because of patent concerns. [...]
The NVIDIA graphics drivers are proprietary and many kernel developers consider this driver to violate the GPL license of the kernel. Fedora Core does not include proprietary software.
Fedora Suggests: Consider using a graphics adapter from Intel or any other manufacturer that supports open source with full specifications and/or source code. Note that NVIDIA adapters will usually work well using the drivers included with Fedora, but accelerated functions (OpenGL) will not be available.
ATI Accelerated Graphics Drivers
The ATI graphics drivers are proprietary and many kernel developers consider this driver to violate the GPL license of the kernel. [...]
Real Media encoding/decoding support is not included in any Fedora application [...]
DVD Playback
DVD playback (of CSS encrypted DVDs) may be a violation of the [WWW] United States DMCA, because it may be considered circumventing a copyright protection mechanism. Additionally, MPEG2 is a patented codec, so even DVDs without encryption cannot be played.
Fedora Suggests: Using patent unrestricted formats such as Ogg Theora is highly recommended when encoding videos.
Cryptography
Some cryptographic packages are not included within Fedora Core due to US export restrictions and patent concerns. [...]
The szip license is too restrictive for inclusion in Fedora Extras. [...]
Sun's Java
Sun's Java is proprietary software. Fedora only includes free and open source programs. [...]
VMware is proprietary software. Fedora does not include proprietary software. Fedora includes and develops Xen which might provide an alternative.
Adobe/Macromedia Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player is proprietary software. Fedora does not include proprietary software. [...]
Adobe Acrobat Reader is proprietary software. Fedora Core does not include proprietary software. [...]
Viele Sachen brauche ich zwar nicht, oder es gibt (wie im Fall von Acrobat reader oder Sun Java) mindestens gleich guten Ersatz, aber ich möchte ganz ehrlich nicht auch MP3, MPEG, aktivierte 3D-Beschleunigung bei meiner Nvidia-Karte und auch das angucken von DVDs am Rechner verzichten... Daher werd ich wohl über die Tage noch mal die Distribution wechseln.
Wenn du eine Laterne anzapfst, werden die Elektronen nicht kopiert, sondern die fließen durch dein Netz und belasten den Stromversorger.
