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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: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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