So they advertise endless possibilities which you can't do. That will push away more and more people.
I run XP in a virtual machine since I don't bother to give it an on partition on my laptop. I don't bother to stop Linux to do a few tasks I can't do on Linux the way I would like to do (for processing my raw pictures the way Nikon Capture can). So for what reason do I need an operating system like Vista? To let me tell what I can't do? No thanks.
Try this (just a rough idea): 1) tar/etc together. 2) get the list off all installed packages with "dpkg --get-selection" 3) Make a fresh but basic amd64 architecture install 4) "dpkg --set-selections" 5) tell the system to install those packages (I guess it was "apt-get dselect-upgrade" or something like this) 6) overwrite/etc with the original content 7) fix any minor issue. 8) profit? You seem to have a fast processor, so it shouldn't take long time. I hope you have your/home directory on a seperate partition, that makes things a lot easier.:-) I have moved my system a few times from one harddrive to another using this procedure and it worked quite well. And don't forget: 0) backup your data before beginning (but I guess to mention this on slashdot gets moderated "-1 redundant";-)
Hey! When will they learn, that one makes bussines by giving value for money and people will buy it? Why should I download a movie from the movie industries distribution channels if it costs nearly as much as a DVD, I can only watch it on my (non-existing) Windows PC and don't get any bonus material and won't get any nicely done packaging and that nearly for the price of a DVD?
If DVDs are sold for a reasonable price (here in Finland that is definitely not the case), then people buy it. And if the DVD burning kiosk should work, then they need to go down with the prices NOTICEABLE below the price of a DVD.
...which will get punished for such kind of player. I will not buy such thing. And probably much more potential custommer will reject this kind of restrictive products.
The increase of image quality is definitely not worth the huge amount of decrease of useability on the otherside. Honestly, who would replace the freedom of fair use we have at the moment with such restrictive products just to increase the picture quality. DVD quality is quite decent at the moment anyways. I don't complain...
Sorry entertainment industry. No way with me. No way!
The result will be, that nobody will anymore buy a 60GB iPot in the Netherlands but order it from the neighboring countries or just travel there and buy them in person. Heck, for 200 euro I can travel a lot (compared to the size of the Netherlands.)
"What about the fact that DRM allows Napster to offer an excellent service like Napster-to-Go?"
Excellent service? Lol! Sorry. I do not like the business model where I have to pay for the time I want to play the music. I would like to pay for downloading a piece (but not 99cent for one piece in quality far below CD). And then also in a way that I can use it for my delight and rather unrestricted.
None might be a too simple answer, but somehow I feel like this. I do not believe that it will work to my needs. Please industry, change your business model. If a good CD would cost 10 and a good DVD around the same price I would be much more interested in buying them and download/copy them less. There are many CDs I have copied which I rather would like to own as a original... but not for the price they are sold at the moment... Sorry.
As long as the WMP was included in Windows the masses where not bothered to think about which media player to install on their machines. Thus the pre-installed WMP enforced an de-facto monopoly.
Now that no WMP comes anymore along with Windows people realize, that something is missing and when looking for a solution they might more easily choose an other product. Thus giving other companies a chance to compete with the WMP.
Same with IE. As long as it comes bundled with Windows most people will use it and alternatives have it much harder to find a place on the Windows desktop. I hope that there will be some similar solution for this (though it is a little bit more difficult to remove a web browser from the standard installation... how shall one the download any software?;-)
What happenes if they knock at my door and claim that I have shared certain files and I decline? Well, I guess, they want to have a look at my hard drive. But what if they cannot read it because the drive is crypted? How are they gonna prove that there are the claimed files on my computer? Is there any law which says that I have to hand out the key?
"The can is dramatically different looking," he said. The cans have a recessed panel on the outside and a big red button. "It's very clear that there's a cell phone device."
Coca Cola is speaking here for civilians, but probably the army knows best about the capabilities of their military people...;-)
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So they advertise endless possibilities which you can't do. That will push away more and more people.
I run XP in a virtual machine since I don't bother to give it an on partition on my laptop. I don't bother to stop Linux to do a few tasks I can't do on Linux the way I would like to do (for processing my raw pictures the way Nikon Capture can). So for what reason do I need an operating system like Vista? To let me tell what I can't do? No thanks.
Try this (just a rough idea): 1) tar /etc together. 2) get the list off all installed packages with "dpkg --get-selection" 3) Make a fresh but basic amd64 architecture install 4) "dpkg --set-selections" 5) tell the system to install those packages (I guess it was "apt-get dselect-upgrade" or something like this) 6) overwrite /etc with the original content 7) fix any minor issue. 8) profit? /home directory on a seperate partition, that makes things a lot easier. :-) ;-)
You seem to have a fast processor, so it shouldn't take long time.
I hope you have your
I have moved my system a few times from one harddrive to another using this procedure and it worked quite well.
And don't forget: 0) backup your data before beginning (but I guess to mention this on slashdot gets moderated "-1 redundant"
Sure. I know. But wouldn't that be reason enough to start a war against China? ;-)
Seal the HD with a sticker that says reading the content of this HD is prohibited by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. That will show them! :)
Why wasn't the content of the harddrive encrypted?
Hey! When will they learn, that one makes bussines by giving value for money and people will buy it? Why should I download a movie from the movie industries distribution channels if it costs nearly as much as a DVD, I can only watch it on my (non-existing) Windows PC and don't get any bonus material and won't get any nicely done packaging and that nearly for the price of a DVD?
If DVDs are sold for a reasonable price (here in Finland that is definitely not the case), then people buy it. And if the DVD burning kiosk should work, then they need to go down with the prices NOTICEABLE below the price of a DVD.
my 2 eurocent.
- Martin
...sucks. It is always annoying to recognize some products and get the feeling they are there because somebody pays money for it...
Works nice on Debian unstable... :-)
...which will get punished for such kind of player. I will not buy such thing. And probably much more potential custommer will reject this kind of restrictive products.
The increase of image quality is definitely not worth the huge amount of decrease of useability on the otherside. Honestly, who would replace the freedom of fair use we have at the moment with such restrictive products just to increase the picture quality. DVD quality is quite decent at the moment anyways. I don't complain...
Sorry entertainment industry. No way with me. No way!
"Instead, no one upgrades, and the companies miss out on potential profit."
And I bet they will then blame the movie pirates, p2p networks and all those evil technologies for the loss of profit...
Hmm ... the page works under Firefox but does not get rendered under Konqueror. Whereas Googles page works well with Firefox and Konqueror...
So much about human rights. :-(
The result will be, that nobody will anymore buy a 60GB iPot in the Netherlands but order it from the neighboring countries or just travel there and buy them in person. Heck, for 200 euro I can travel a lot (compared to the size of the Netherlands.)
"What about the fact that DRM allows Napster to offer an excellent service like Napster-to-Go?"
Excellent service? Lol! Sorry. I do not like the business model where I have to pay for the time I want to play the music. I would like to pay for downloading a piece (but not 99cent for one piece in quality far below CD). And then also in a way that I can use it for my delight and rather unrestricted.
None might be a too simple answer, but somehow I feel like this. I do not believe that it will work to my needs. ... but not for the price they are sold at the moment...
Please industry, change your business model. If a good CD would cost 10 and a good DVD around the same price I would be much more interested in buying them and download/copy them less. There are many CDs I have copied which I rather would like to own as a original
Sorry.
...and nothing wrong with it either (why should it).
It is not so stupid decision.
... how shall one the download any software? ;-)
As long as the WMP was included in Windows the masses where not bothered to think about which media player to install on their machines. Thus the pre-installed WMP enforced an de-facto monopoly.
Now that no WMP comes anymore along with Windows people realize, that something is missing and when looking for a solution they might more easily choose an other product. Thus giving other companies a chance to compete with the WMP.
Same with IE. As long as it comes bundled with Windows most people will use it and alternatives have it much harder to find a place on the Windows desktop. I hope that there will be some similar solution for this (though it is a little bit more difficult to remove a web browser from the standard installation
Who wants to transform an Mac into an PC? For what reason?
...is M$ ever been held accountable for their security flawed operating system, IE, Outlook Express and alike?
Isn't it, that their EULA explicitly declines any kind of responsibility for damages caused by there software?
What happenes if they knock at my door and claim that I have shared certain files and I decline? Well, I guess, they want to have a look at my hard drive. But what if they cannot read it because the drive is crypted? How are they gonna prove that there are the claimed files on my computer? Is there any law which says that I have to hand out the key?
Debian needs 13 CD-R in the new upcoming release. Makes it then 13 times more expensive than Windows...
Cowboy Neal.
Coca Cola is speaking here for civilians, but probably the army knows best about the capabilities of their military people... ;-)
Is there any demand for commercials (from the side of the audience)? I doubt...
I would still pronounce "Lin---s" as "Lindows", same as "Netscape" is been pronounced "Mozilla".