Turbolinux Announces First Linux Support for Microsoft Windows Media Format
New "Turbolinux 10 F..." Multimedia Desktop Brings Windows and Real streaming video, DVD movies and Apple iPod support to Linux
TOKYO, Japan - April 27, 2004 - Turbolinux, a global provider of Linux solutions and the best-selling Linux distribution in Asia-Pacific, today announced "Turbolinux 10 F...", a new Linux operating system designed for home computer users. With 10F, Turbolinux becomes the first major Linux distributor to ship a media player capable of streaming pure Windows Media format audio and video. 10F is based on Turbolinux 10 Desktop.
"Japanese consumers are moving in large numbers to Linux," said Koichi Yano, president and COO of Turbolinux, Inc. "Turbolinux Desktop has long had the best Asian language support and with 10F we now have the best multimedia system for consumers."
Home users can now watch feature DVD movies and Windows Media streaming video on "Turbolinux 10 F...". CyberLink's PowerDVD for Linux is included in the new "Turbolinux 10 F..." and supports Content Scramble System (CSS), an encryption system widely required by studios to protect popular Hollywood and theater movies. Turbolinux engineers developed new software called Turbo Media Player that works with xine, a widely-used Linux media engine, to make it possible for customers to watch streaming video in Windows Media format. Turbolinux is the first Linux company to form a relationship with CyberLink to allow viewing of encrypted movies in different international DVD regions established by the major studios.
Turbolinux 10 Desktop was ranked as one of the top 10 best-selling system software packages in Japan in the first quarter of 2004, including proprietary vendors such as Microsoft and Apple, according to market research firm BCN. Last month Turbolinux announced an OEM agreement with HP to distribute Turbolinux Desktop in 12 Asian markets on new HP business desktop computers.
New features in "Turbolinux 10 F..." include:
* Streaming video and audio support for Windows Media Format , RealVideo/Audio and MP3;
* PowerDVD for Linux enables legal playback of DVD movies and supports Dolby stereo sound and simultaneous display of sub-titles, and;
* Sun's Java applet and Macromedia Flash browser support.
Other key features that have established Turbolinux Desktop as a leading OS in Asia include:
* Instant messaging software compatible with the popular Yahoo! Messenger, MSN, ICQ, and AOL networks
* Apple iPod support
* Japanese TrueType fonts from Ricoh, and;
* ATOK X for Linux, the world's most popular system for entering Japanese characters on computers.
"Turbolinux 10 F..." will be available for purchase in Japan on May 28, 2004 and is priced at $149 per copy. Customers upgrading from the previous version of Turbolinux Desktop can purchase 10F for $64. Customers outside Japan can purchase "Turbolinux 10 F..." starting June 30, 2004.
Turbolinux engineers developed new software called Turbo Media Player that works with xine, a widely-used Linux media engine, to make it possible for customers to watch streaming video in Windows Media format.
Perhaps I misread, but this article seems to be saying that they used xine to play WMF, and makes no reference whatsoever to licensing WM 9.
However, they do appear to have an agreement with Cyberlink.
As for being "the first major Linux distributor to license and ship a media player capable of streaming Windows Media audio and video", well, I've been doing this for quite some time now, thanks to apt-get install mplayer
Perhaps you meant "regardless"? Or maybe it was "irrespective" you were looking for? REGARDLESS, I think "irregardless" is generally considered a nonsensical word.
I volunteer regularly at a public library here in Salt Lake City, Utah. Even given the highly conservative nature of our community, our library has opted to forego certain federal and state monies rather than filter the internet [www.slcpl.lib.ut.us], for the reasons all regular/. readers should already be familiar with.
We have enough mirrors for the original, acoustic
version (titled descramble.mp3). What I'm looking
for is people willing to host the new version
(titled _descramble_.mp3). It's more polished,
for those who have not yet heard it...
BTW, thanks for moderating that up so that people
will actually SEE it!:)
Please do mirror!
Currently, I am randomly redirecting requests to
all known mirrors in order to try and balance the
load a bit.
The problem is, the only mirrors I know of are both my private accounts on other machines...and
over 1300 people have downloaded the song today!
As far as Napster goes, I had it on Napster for over a week, and not one single request for it. Since I don't have anything else on my linux box to make Gnap worth running, I took it down, but
I'll try to get it back up today.
Once again, I beg everyone reading this story
to please mirror the song and send an email
to webmaster@joeysmith.com telling me where
they are...this is a 386 with 32 MB of RAM,
and it is absolutely dying!
(Not to mention saturating the pipe it's hosted on)
Guys,
I cannot say how glad I am that this song has taken off the way it has, but as the Admin of joeysmith.com, I am BEGGING you guys to mirror this and make either Joe Wecker or I aware of it.
joeysmith.com is a 386/16 mb RAM running linux, apache, and php. It is hosted for me by a local ISP because I am friends with both the CEO and all of the SA's. But when they called me on Monday, they had to ask me to tune it down a bit, as I was using an entire T1 that is supposed to be shared among other co-locates.
If you have a mirror, you can email me, or webmaster@joeysmith.com (heh. that's me, too.;)
Note: The more mirrors, the less burden there is on each one, so mirror and encourage your friends to do so!:)
I have my own little analogy that I spent 15 minutes talking over with a Congressional Candidate on the telephone today (he made the mistake of claiming on a pamphlet that he would answer questions if people would simply call his campaign office...guess he doesn't know much about me;)
If computer coders are held responsible for how their code is used, that's like running out and putting Smith & Wesson (or appropriate manufacturer) employees in jail everytime a crime is committed with a gun.
Bill Gates should be in jail. I mean, it's HIS company that writes the Operating System that Napster was (originally) written for, right? He's mass manufacturing "pirate ships"!
Three years ago I had over $6000 in CD's stolen from my house, including every Metallica CD I could get my hands on. They were never recovered, and I was out $6000. I have since began rebuilding my collection. My question: Would Metallica, or any of its lawyers, agents, or representatives consider it illegal for me to download, using Napster, digital copies of their songs? Wouldn't this be an application of "fair use", even though I no longer have physical evidence that I once bought their CD's?
Slashdot Mirror
Also, we could use violence.
You're Doing It Wrong (TM)
Wonderful. Thanks a lot. Now I need a nice, cold Mountain Dew to slake my thirst.
Turbolinux Announces First Linux Support for Microsoft Windows Media Format
New "Turbolinux 10 F..." Multimedia Desktop Brings Windows and Real streaming video, DVD movies and Apple iPod support to Linux
TOKYO, Japan - April 27, 2004 - Turbolinux, a global provider of Linux solutions and the best-selling Linux distribution in Asia-Pacific, today announced "Turbolinux 10 F...", a new Linux operating system designed for home computer users. With 10F, Turbolinux becomes the first major Linux distributor to ship a media player capable of streaming pure Windows Media format audio and video. 10F is based on Turbolinux 10 Desktop.
"Japanese consumers are moving in large numbers to Linux," said Koichi Yano, president and COO of Turbolinux, Inc. "Turbolinux Desktop has long had the best Asian language support and with 10F we now have the best multimedia system for consumers."
Home users can now watch feature DVD movies and Windows Media streaming video on "Turbolinux 10 F...". CyberLink's PowerDVD for Linux is included in the new "Turbolinux 10 F..." and supports Content Scramble System (CSS), an encryption system widely required by studios to protect popular Hollywood and theater movies. Turbolinux engineers developed new software called Turbo Media Player that works with xine, a widely-used Linux media engine, to make it possible for customers to watch streaming video in Windows Media format. Turbolinux is the first Linux company to form a relationship with CyberLink to allow viewing of encrypted movies in different international DVD regions established by the major studios.
Turbolinux 10 Desktop was ranked as one of the top 10 best-selling system software packages in Japan in the first quarter of 2004, including proprietary vendors such as Microsoft and Apple, according to market research firm BCN. Last month Turbolinux announced an OEM agreement with HP to distribute Turbolinux Desktop in 12 Asian markets on new HP business desktop computers.
New features in "Turbolinux 10 F..." include:
* Streaming video and audio support for Windows Media Format , RealVideo/Audio and MP3;
* PowerDVD for Linux enables legal playback of DVD movies and supports Dolby stereo sound and simultaneous display of sub-titles, and;
* Sun's Java applet and Macromedia Flash browser support.
Other key features that have established Turbolinux Desktop as a leading OS in Asia include:
* Instant messaging software compatible with the popular Yahoo! Messenger, MSN, ICQ, and AOL networks
* Apple iPod support
* Japanese TrueType fonts from Ricoh, and;
* ATOK X for Linux, the world's most popular system for entering Japanese characters on computers.
"Turbolinux 10 F..." will be available for purchase in Japan on May 28, 2004 and is priced at $149 per copy. Customers upgrading from the previous version of Turbolinux Desktop can purchase 10F for $64. Customers outside Japan can purchase "Turbolinux 10 F..." starting June 30, 2004.
Perhaps I misread, but this article seems to be saying that they used xine to play WMF, and makes no reference whatsoever to licensing WM 9.
However, they do appear to have an agreement with Cyberlink.
As for being "the first major Linux distributor to license and ship a media player capable of streaming Windows Media audio and video", well, I've been doing this for quite some time now, thanks to apt-get install mplayer
Perhaps you meant "regardless"? Or maybe it was "irrespective" you were looking for? REGARDLESS, I think "irregardless" is generally considered a nonsensical word.
I volunteer regularly at a public library here in Salt Lake City, Utah. Even given the highly conservative nature of our community, our library has opted to forego certain federal and state monies rather than filter the internet [www.slcpl.lib.ut.us], for the reasons all regular /. readers should already be familiar with.
A friend of mine is buying up used
Pentiums and is going to see what kind of
Beowulf cluster he can make out of them...
We have enough mirrors for the original, acoustic
:)
version (titled descramble.mp3). What I'm looking
for is people willing to host the new version
(titled _descramble_.mp3). It's more polished,
for those who have not yet heard it...
BTW, thanks for moderating that up so that people
will actually SEE it!
Please do mirror!
Currently, I am randomly redirecting requests to
all known mirrors in order to try and balance the
load a bit.
The problem is, the only mirrors I know of are both my private accounts on other machines...and
over 1300 people have downloaded the song today!
As far as Napster goes, I had it on Napster for over a week, and not one single request for it. Since I don't have anything else on my linux box to make Gnap worth running, I took it down, but
I'll try to get it back up today.
Once again, I beg everyone reading this story
to please mirror the song and send an email
to webmaster@joeysmith.com telling me where
they are...this is a 386 with 32 MB of RAM,
and it is absolutely dying!
(Not to mention saturating the pipe it's hosted on)
Guys,
;)
:)
I cannot say how glad I am that this song has taken off the way it has, but as the Admin of joeysmith.com, I am BEGGING you guys to mirror this and make either Joe Wecker or I aware of it.
joeysmith.com is a 386/16 mb RAM running linux, apache, and php. It is hosted for me by a local ISP because I am friends with both the CEO and all of the SA's. But when they called me on Monday, they had to ask me to tune it down a bit, as I was using an entire T1 that is supposed to be shared among other co-locates.
If you have a mirror, you can email me, or webmaster@joeysmith.com (heh. that's me, too.
Note: The more mirrors, the less burden there is on each one, so mirror and encourage your friends to do so!
I have my own little analogy that I spent 15 minutes talking over with a Congressional Candidate on the telephone today (he made the mistake of claiming on a pamphlet that he would answer questions if people would simply call his campaign office...guess he doesn't know much about me ;)
If computer coders are held responsible for how their code is used, that's like running out and putting Smith & Wesson (or appropriate manufacturer) employees in jail everytime a crime is committed with a gun.
Bill Gates should be in jail. I mean, it's HIS company that writes the Operating System that Napster was (originally) written for, right? He's mass manufacturing "pirate ships"!
Three years ago I had over $6000 in CD's stolen from my house, including every Metallica CD I could get my hands on. They were never recovered, and I was out $6000. I have since began rebuilding my collection. My question: Would Metallica, or any of its lawyers, agents, or representatives consider it illegal for me to download, using Napster, digital copies of their songs? Wouldn't this be an application of "fair use", even though I no longer have physical evidence that I once bought their CD's?