Tim Edwards wrote: > Dave Gutteridge wrote: > >> Then I look on the web and discover PlayerC, which seems like it >> might >> carry both the features I want. I download it, but it doesn't work. >> I come to the list and ask why, and I'm advised that CentOS is an >> enterprise level distribution, and not meant for running cutting edge >> applications. So I'm confused. After all, PlayerC doesn't do anything >> that PlayerA and PlayerB don't already do on CentOS, it just happens to >> do them together. How, I wonder, am I doing anything "cutting edge", or >> that would threaten the stability of CentOS? > > > Centos/RHEL is released once every 18 months and is focused on having a > (relatively) small set of well tested, stable packages that are mainly > aimed at servers and basic desktop functions like web and email. Makes > perfect sense that they don't have the latest and greatest mp3 player > package. > And _that_ is exactly why I love this distro and why its on all my servers and workstations. -- Mark ----------------------------------------------------------- Paid for by Penguins against modern appliances(R) Linux User Since 1996 Powered by RHEL 4