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Free DVD Recording Tool For Linux?

Posted by timothy on from the never-satisfied dept.

jobsagoodun writes " cdrecord-ProDVD is OK for burning DVDs but (i) it grumbles pointlessly about device names and (ii) it has a weird binary-only license that expires every six months or so. There are some Free forks off cdrtools - dvd+rw/+r/-r ,dvdrtools and this patch - do any of them make a good replacement?"

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  1. Re:Is this a joke? by zulux · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear Slashdot,
    I've been having fun with my new Mandrake install - but coming from a Windows world, I'm puzzeled...

    Does Linux have a text editor?

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  2. Re:Is this a joke? by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 4, Funny
    Perhaps for the next Ask Slashdot we could have a question about free web browsers? Or maybe a free Linux C compiler?
    • Web browser - Chimera. Has an Athena-based X11 user interface, supports modern GIF images, and can retrieve data from HTTP, FTP and Gopher servers.
    • C compiler - various exist, including the Tiny C Compiler. Other possibilities for porting include Sozobon C Compiler and Open Watcom.
    Hope that helps!
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  3. 11th Commandment by Apreche · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thou shalt not ask slashdot a question which can be answered by searching the gentoo forums.

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  4. Re:growisofs is your friend by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Schilling is an obsolete currency and has been superseded by Euro. :P Burn on!

  5. Re:Is this a joke? by Ice_Balrog · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does Linux have a text editor?
    No. Real men (Linux users) use dd to write files to /dev/hd[a-z][1-9], and cat to read 'em.
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  6. Re:Some info by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sure it can be done in Windows. Why do think that your aging Windows knowledge is still current?

    Why do you think he thinks that? He did say "propably(I can't say for sure since I haven't used windows for ages)".

    What do you suppose he meant by that?

  7. Re:Is this a joke? by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny
    First, note that "k3b" is one of the least-informative program names imaginable. It provides ZERO descriptive data (aside from possibly the fact that it uses KDE).

    Excellent point! I'd stick with something more logical like "Roxio" if I were you.

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