Another alternative might be the Firefox extension MediaPlayerConnectivity which allows you to select different players per format, regardless of architechture..
That's a good idea.
However my preferred solution to the problem is simply to steer people towards using 32-bit openSUSE altogether. By communicating that 64-bit is for: - powerusers who like to look for a little trouble - free software zealots (as almost all the problems are related to non-free software) - servers
I agree for home users. For mixed (home/work/school/research) users, it's impossible. You reduce performances quite a bit.
All users of the "it should just work"-kind should just use 32-bit. I even think the dual arch DVD9 should default to 32-bit installation on 64-bit hardware - so we don't have n00bs running 64-bit without even knowing it, and wondering why they can't get their homebank to work with Firefox.
I disagree. IMHO, the right path to follow is a smooth transition to 64 bit, including 32 bit parts if necessary.
There's a reason why people don't get 64-bit MS Windows with their boxes. Dunno why they must insist on running 64-bit openSUSE, when running 32-bit MS Windows doesn't seem to bother them any.
That's completely different. Windows on 64 bit has issues with office too, while Linux is known to work better on those systems. Moreover many 64 bit users have workstations (not all of them are home users), and they still need java, flash and such because their workstation is also their PC. Regards, Alberto --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org