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Band Releases Album As Linux Kernel Module

Posted by samzenpus on from the because-we-can dept.

netbuzz (955038) writes "A band called netcat is generating buzz in software circles by releasing its debut album as a Linux kernel module (among other more typical formats.) 'Are you ever listening to an album, and thinking "man, this sounds good, but I wish it crossed from user-space to kernel-space more often!" We got you covered,' the band says on its Facebook page. 'Our album is now fully playable as a loadable Linux kernel module.'"

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  1. Lol wut by dcollins117 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Our album is now fully playable as a loadable Linux kernel module.

    Yeah, that seems pretty safe. I'd love to load your album into kernel space. Seems legit.

    1. Re:Lol wut by kheldan · · Score: 4, Funny

      sudo more_cowbell

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  2. Quality by nemasu · · Score: 5, Informative

    They transcoded it a ton, don't expect FLAC or even mp3 v0. Seems more for publicity. "...came from .ogg files that were encoded from .wav files that were created from .mp3 files that were encoded from the mastered .wav files which were generated from ProTools final mix .wav files that were created from 24-track analog tape."

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    I made an app! Shoutium
    1. Re:Quality by hawguy · · Score: 5, Funny

      They transcoded it a ton, don't expect FLAC or even mp3 v0. Seems more for publicity.

      "...came from .ogg files that were encoded from .wav files that were created from .mp3 files that were encoded from the mastered .wav files which were generated from ProTools final mix .wav files that were created from 24-track analog tape."

      Mod this insightful! I was tricked and thought that loadable kernel modules were going to be the music distribution format of the future... it seems so convenient! But it turns out that this was just about the publicity. How dissapointing!

  3. Made it to Slashdot. by Severus+Snape · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd say publicity mission successfully.

  4. Interesting... by corychristison · · Score: 5, Funny

    localhost ~ # modprobe dafuq

  5. I'll save you the trouble. by Charliemopps · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll save you all the trouble. Their "music" sounds like one of those sleep CDs you hear them playing at incense shops that sell quartz "power crystals" and/or the soundtrack to Myst.

    Here's their picture:
    http://www.networkworld.com/gr...

    The guy on the left clearly did the kernel bit.
    The dude in the middle has a cello and tattoo so he's clearly getting laid and therefor has never heard of Linux.
    The guy on the right... well look at his hat and shoes... he's way too busy putting imitation carbon fiber parts on his Mitsubishi Lancer to have time for programming.

    Your welcome for the 10min of your life I saved you.

    1. Re:I'll save you the trouble. by laddiebuck · · Score: 5, Insightful

      lol. Stereotypes aside, I went to school with the guy in the middle and I can assure you he graduated with a CS degree (U of Washington), and all the undergrad computer labs ran Linux. Matter of fact I think he took a capstone that was about writing a linux FS driver. It's nice to see him pursuing his passion of music... I would have had no idea if I hadn't clicked through to your pic and spotted his name. :)

  6. GPL? by CoolGopher · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is the module GPL'd, or does it taint the kernel?

    On second thought (and without RTFM'ing) I'll go out on a limb and say that an album taints the kernel regardless of license.

  7. Re:Can't wait for this one.... by viperidaenz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Earbleed.

  8. Boycotting this on principal. by VortexCortex · · Score: 4, Informative

    The last time someone's music got into my kernel it was Sony with a rootkit. At least these folks are open about nabbing root.

    They really screwed the pooch on this deal. Since their name is 'netcat', I'm waiting for the song to be released via telnet server as ANSI music. That way I can netcat the netcat album with my cross platform old school Codepage 437 + PC speaker enabled terminal emulator from GNU, Linux, BSD, OSX, iOS, Android, Windows, MSDOS or even DR-DOS. Maybe I'd buy in if the cover art was a sick scroller.

    In all seriousness: Any FLOSS publicity is good publicity. Windows or Mac folks can run Linux in a VM to try out the audio; It's not my cup of tea, but sort of neat.

  9. Remix by pr0nbot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to wait for Theo de Raadt's Libre remix.