I hate this. I hate this so much more than I hate the continual music piracy arguments, because in this case your fair use rights are clearly being violated. You already purchased the music -- you are legally entitled to make a copy of it and you do not need the permission of anyone at all to do so, including EMI. I am VERY glad I decided to hold off on purchasing the Roxio software. Their kindly efforts to ensure that I do not exercise my rights has decided me in favour of the competition. It was a tricky choice, but heh, problem solved. Now I know which product to purchase.
>KLinux?
Hmmm... That might not be the best name. Sounds a lot like "Kleenex". With the current market in which everyone sues everyone else for no valid reason (see: Roxio) they might want to go with a different name.:) "The Kistribution".:)
VCRs allow me to skip commericals too -- so what?
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What a silly piece of tripe that artical was; when I record something with my VCR, the chances that I will watch the commercials is almost zero.
In fact, after recording, my VCR rewinds and marks the commercials using some complicated algorithm. I only see a brief soothing blue display between segments of my recorded programs. Does that mean my VCR is enabling me to steal programming?
I am actually surprised that content holders are not in favor of the TiVo -- after all, when you record a program on a VCR you could give it away to someone (you pirate, you). With the TiVo, you're pretty much stuck with whatever your maximum space is.
I am somewhat surprised at the rather sharp condemnation this project received, especially considering the obvious utility of it.
If you want people to switch to Linux, they need to see that Linux has something to offer aside from propoganda.
If they can try the applications that Linux offers, such as The Gimp, perhaps they will actually take Linux seriously.
Am I wrong in thinking that there needs to be a bridge between worlds that the average user can cross?
The single most difficult part of trying Linux applications currently is installing Linux; you need to set aside space for it, repartition your drive (possibly) and finally experience an installation process that you could only describe as friendly if you were one of the Sopranos. If you could simply download and exeute a Linux application, without having to do anything special or difficult, your initial experience would be vastly improved.
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I hate this. I hate this so much more than I hate the continual music piracy arguments, because in this case your fair use rights are clearly being violated. You already purchased the music -- you are legally entitled to make a copy of it and you do not need the permission of anyone at all to do so, including EMI. I am VERY glad I decided to hold off on purchasing the Roxio software. Their kindly efforts to ensure that I do not exercise my rights has decided me in favour of the competition. It was a tricky choice, but heh, problem solved. Now I know which product to purchase.
>KLinux? Hmmm... That might not be the best name. Sounds a lot like "Kleenex". With the current market in which everyone sues everyone else for no valid reason (see: Roxio) they might want to go with a different name. :) "The Kistribution". :)
What a silly piece of tripe that artical was; when I record something with my VCR, the chances that I will watch the commercials is almost zero. In fact, after recording, my VCR rewinds and marks the commercials using some complicated algorithm. I only see a brief soothing blue display between segments of my recorded programs. Does that mean my VCR is enabling me to steal programming? I am actually surprised that content holders are not in favor of the TiVo -- after all, when you record a program on a VCR you could give it away to someone (you pirate, you). With the TiVo, you're pretty much stuck with whatever your maximum space is.
I am somewhat surprised at the rather sharp condemnation this project received, especially considering the obvious utility of it. If you want people to switch to Linux, they need to see that Linux has something to offer aside from propoganda. If they can try the applications that Linux offers, such as The Gimp, perhaps they will actually take Linux seriously. Am I wrong in thinking that there needs to be a bridge between worlds that the average user can cross? The single most difficult part of trying Linux applications currently is installing Linux; you need to set aside space for it, repartition your drive (possibly) and finally experience an installation process that you could only describe as friendly if you were one of the Sopranos. If you could simply download and exeute a Linux application, without having to do anything special or difficult, your initial experience would be vastly improved.