Every time this comes up, I say the same thing. This is the service I will pay for:
a) Cost. The cost has to be 50c or less per track.
b) Quality. The quality must be CD equivalent or better. Forget this 128K rubbish.
c) Format. The format must be completely open - i.e. not controlled by any one company. It must have a published spec, and be free for anyone to implement. Ogg is a good example of this. Not sure about AAC. MP3 is OK, but it should be at least 256K, and it is not 100% open, but it's well used enough that it might as well be.
d) Selection. The range should include the most popular artists from the last 40 years or so, and most of the less well known.
The only service I've ever seen which came remotely close to this was Audiogalaxy. I would gladly have paid to keep that service going.
Works under linux, so it will probably work under OS X too (since it is based on BSD). Of course the hard part will be emulating the hardware to the burner.
Uh, Apple has already released the iPod for Windows. If the service takes off, I imagine there will be Windows versions in the future. And does your computer have a CD-ROM drive? If so, (assuming you RTFA'd), you can use the unlimited cd burning feature and burn to a CD.
You only responded to half the point. What about for Linux ? This service would be no good for me, as that is the only OS I will tolerate.
Does this mean then, that dhcp is now illegal ? After all, it could be construed as a device which 'hides the origin' of communications, since it can assign a pseudo-random IP address to a device.
I seriously doubt Win2K would more reliable than BSD, unless you are using some strange definition of the word "reliable". BSD boxes can run essentially indefinately without a reboot. Can the same be said for Win2K ?
Yeah it's also saved my bacon as well...I recently made the mistake of trying to upgrade libc on my main linux box, and succeeded in totally wrecking the system.
Fortunately, I had a knoppix ISO ready to burn on a to CD, which I did just in time before my system crashed and burned. Thanks to the knoppix disk I was able to repair libc from a backup, and save my machine.
I don't blame those people either - I think p2p can have legitimate uses - for example being able to get otherwise impossible to find media (music which is no longer in-catalogue, or a rare mix of a work) or for a tune that you might only listen two once or twice (the equivalent of the traditional taping off the radio). I don't think it is costing the labels anything. Music shops are *still* packed out with people buying CD's.
No, I blame the record labels, for their inability to handle the loss of control.
The only result of this will be that I buy fewer CD's, and I will probably stick with friendly second hand shops that don't mind me bringing defective CD's back.
I don't know what you are talking about. But the first thing I do when I get a new CD home is to rip it to mp3's for my portable devices and desktop machines. After that I put the CD away, never to be touched again. If I can't do that, then either the CD is going back to the shop as defective, or else I will find another way to make the backup copy which *I am entitled to*
here in the UK, I'm allowed to carry tools (hammer, crowbar, etc) with me - no police officer is going to stop me for it.
IANAL, but actually I think you are wrong, I think they could arrest you for 'being equipped for terrorism' under the Terrorism Act 2000
It seems from looking at the act that it would be up to you to prove your innocence, and that merely having such an item on the premises is enough to convict you on.
Once folded up, this thing becomes a Clock/CD Player. Strange...
Remember though, Sony is originally a Japanese company. I predict their next model will fold up into a giant walking robot with rocket launchers for arms.
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Rogue is based on Nethack, which *is* a Free product.
How about 'an open format' ?
Well, most sites have been free for the last 10 years. I can't believe websites have suddenly 'discovered' that they need a source of revenue.
a) Cost. The cost has to be 50c or less per track.
b) Quality. The quality must be CD equivalent or better. Forget this 128K rubbish.
c) Format. The format must be completely open - i.e. not controlled by any one company. It must have a published spec, and be free for anyone to implement. Ogg is a good example of this. Not sure about AAC. MP3 is OK, but it should be at least 256K, and it is not 100% open, but it's well used enough that it might as well be.
d) Selection. The range should include the most popular artists from the last 40 years or so, and most of the less well known.
The only service I've ever seen which came remotely close to this was Audiogalaxy. I would gladly have paid to keep that service going.
Works under linux, so it will probably work under OS X too (since it is based on BSD). Of course the hard part will be emulating the hardware to the burner.
Uh, Apple has already released the iPod for Windows. If the service takes off, I imagine there will be Windows versions in the future. And does your computer have a CD-ROM drive? If so, (assuming you RTFA'd), you can use the unlimited cd burning feature and burn to a CD.
You only responded to half the point. What about for Linux ? This service would be no good for me, as that is the only OS I will tolerate.
Does this mean then, that dhcp is now illegal ? After all, it could be construed as a device which 'hides the origin' of communications, since it can assign a pseudo-random IP address to a device.
My name is Torvalds, Linus Torvalds.
I seriously doubt Win2K would more reliable than BSD, unless you are using some strange definition of the word "reliable". BSD boxes can run essentially indefinately without a reboot. Can the same be said for Win2K ?
Fortunately, I had a knoppix ISO ready to burn on a to CD, which I did just in time before my system crashed and burned. Thanks to the knoppix disk I was able to repair libc from a backup, and save my machine.
No, I blame the record labels, for their inability to handle the loss of control.
The only result of this will be that I buy fewer CD's, and I will probably stick with friendly second hand shops that don't mind me bringing defective CD's back.
I don't know what you are talking about. But the first thing I do when I get a new CD home is to rip it to mp3's for my portable devices and desktop machines. After that I put the CD away, never to be touched again. If I can't do that, then either the CD is going back to the shop as defective, or else I will find another way to make the backup copy which *I am entitled to*
I'm not talking about using Eclipse under GTK, I am referring to the GTK/Java plugin. Perhaps I should have been clearer.
I am talking about the GTK/Java plugin - i.e. you can develop swing using gtk components.
It would be great if it were included as a default plugin.
No need...now we just stand around and watch as MS keep shooting themselves in the foot.
Sorry, could not resist ;-)
I don't really see how that would relate to CVS which is file based, and not content based.
Having said that, I am firmly against software patents anyway and I can see the potential for abuse; but I'm not too worried in this case.
Yes of course. That's what the GPL is all about :-)
But if you do that, please consider giving them a donation (e.g., by joining the Mandrake Club) so that they might be around for the next release.
That's not in mozilla, that's bugzilla. They don't allow anyone who's referrer is slashdot, because they've suffered from spam that way in the past.
help I'm faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllliiinnnnngggggggg. ..
According to this report, the CEO of Juniper networks just labelled broadband users as "communists".
Back in the day, we used to call that a 'fancy dress party'.
IANAL, but actually I think you are wrong, I think they could arrest you for 'being equipped for terrorism' under the Terrorism Act 2000
It seems from looking at the act that it would be up to you to prove your innocence, and that merely having such an item on the premises is enough to convict you on.
Remember though, Sony is originally a Japanese company. I predict their next model will fold up into a giant walking robot with rocket launchers for arms.