[CentOS] Why shouldn't I expect more of CentOS/Linux?

>I've been using centos3 and centos4 with transcode, k3b, xine, mplayer and yes 
>even dvd::rip for a long time without any issues.  Shoot me a line off list 
>and I'll help you get this stuff working.  
>
Thank you for your help.

I hope others will permit this discussion to continue on-list. Not just 
because of the possibility that others may be interested, but because I 
like the security of knowing this discussion is being stored in an 
archive somewhere in case I have a cataclysm on my machine and lose my 
own records.

In any case, if you would be willing to share simply how you got 
dvd::rip working, that would be a great start. Was it an RPM install or 
using a tarball?

Dave