if you really want 64-bit computing, it's available cheaply on eBay
This sure sounds like paid advertisement, but as everyone knows, with the advent of pricewatch et al. ebay hasn't been (or should I say has never been?) the best place to buy anything computer related (or should I say anything, full stop?)...
Recent versions of MPlayer [mplayerhq.hu] can play realaudio streams if you compile with Live library support [live.com].
From what I understand this is completely incorrect. The live.com stuff is great, but only for playing RFC compliant RTP/RTSP streams, which RealMedia streams are not.
Now, MPlayer does in fact play RealMedia files and streams. There are still some problems, but it does work.
Well, if you think all music players are half finished and not as good as Winamp, you probably haven't tried KPlayer. At version 0.3 it already is far better than all Winamps together. Or should I say was? Because 0.4 is about to be released, with an excellent playlist support. And best of all, KPlayer is based on themedia player.
1. John Q. Hacker goes and files a copyright suit against SCO, without telling anyone.
2. SCO goes to court, also without telling anyone.
3. The case is somehow turned in such a way that the judge sides with SCO. Doesn't matter how.
4. The "hacker" chooses not to appeal, so that the case reaches a point where the decision is final, before anyone notices.
What happens then? Can SCO gain unexpected advantage this way and give themselves a chance to win the other suit(s) where they seemingly have no chance at this point?
Because if they can, they (or M$) may just "invent" such John Q. Hacker.
Actually it is still responding. So instead taking them down/. is going to get them another 41 million registrations during the time the story is on the front page! (myself counted:-)
I agree that the current Karamba/SK plugins are not worth the trouble of installing either program. For some reason noone has been able to come up with anything useful so far. Like a little applet for mounting/unmounting CD that would also display the remaining disk space on the HD. Is there a limitation of the programs or just luck of imagination on the plugin writers' part? So far the only thing I've seen on kde-look is one useless toolbar after another, one annoying news ticker after another...
For some reason it is taking way too long for the Linux/F&OSS community to realize what this whole SCO thing is all about. It's about time we start asking the right questions and try to make sense of what apparently doesn't make any.
Why would SCO do all this? Stock scam? Maybe, but not very likely. If it was, they would've already sold their stock, move the money offshore and flee the country, because at this point it's clear that the price is not going much higher than it is.
Are they hoping to win their lawsuit? When dealing with any enemy, the first thing one must assume is that he is not stupid, not matter how stupid he seems. They are not morons.
Why would they produce one press release that looks like a troll after another, one senseless allegation after another? What are their goals? So far what we've heard was:
1. Linux kernel is written by a bunch of school kids who can't possibly make it any better than a bicycle compared to SCO's brilliant OpenServer or whatever.
2. Linux is full of code stolen from a proprietary system, and there is no way it can be free from all kinds of claims of IP property rights, licenses, patents, blah blah blah. In other words, Linux is illegal.
3. The new message is basically GPL is bad. Not yet clear why, but it doesn't matter what they come up with. The point is, GPL is bad, so any kind of "serious" business should "move away" from it.
So all they are saying is nothing but pure FUD, and their goal obviously is to keep it going as long as they can. Furthermore, they don't seem to be at all worried about the consequences, about how they are going to get out of this. All they want is for the FUD campaign to continue as long as possible.
Why Microsoft would spend $10M on a license for something they don't need? Just to be safe from being sued? Noone knew about the lawsuit at the time they bought the license. Noone that we know of anyway. This "donation" is the only evidence of Miscrosoft-SCO relationship we know so far. Or is it? Isn't the whole FUDslide evident enough? Isn't the goal of this whole operation to do as much damage to F&OSS as possible?
From now on we should consider SCO a mere representative of Microsoft for all intent and purpose. We are dealing with Microsoft here, not with a small broken company that's going out of business next week. This is not SCO's attack on Linux and F&OSS. This is Microsoft's attack. In fact this may be their last chance, and they know it. Gates and Ballmer see the end clearly. They are not morons.
And instead of making jokes and bashing SCO we'd better get serious, try to come up with a strategy that will make sure that who is hurt badly as a result of all this is Microsoft itself, and not Linux.
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This sure sounds like paid advertisement, but as everyone knows, with the advent of pricewatch et al. ebay hasn't been (or should I say has never been?) the best place to buy anything computer related (or should I say anything, full stop?)...
I say no need to do this, instead just put the OSDL defence fund at the top of the search, before sco.com itself.
From what I understand this is completely incorrect. The live.com stuff is great, but only for playing RFC compliant RTP/RTSP streams, which RealMedia streams are not.
Now, MPlayer does in fact play RealMedia files and streams. There are still some problems, but it does work.
echo 'deb http://marillat.free.fr/ unstable main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get install mplayer-k7
apt-get install kplayer
Done.
Well, if you think all music players are half finished and not as good as Winamp, you probably haven't tried KPlayer. At version 0.3 it already is far better than all Winamps together. Or should I say was? Because 0.4 is about to be released, with an excellent playlist support. And best of all, KPlayer is based on the media player.
1. John Q. Hacker goes and files a copyright suit against SCO, without telling anyone.
2. SCO goes to court, also without telling anyone.
3. The case is somehow turned in such a way that the judge sides with SCO. Doesn't matter how.
4. The "hacker" chooses not to appeal, so that the case reaches a point where the decision is final, before anyone notices.
What happens then? Can SCO gain unexpected advantage this way and give themselves a chance to win the other suit(s) where they seemingly have no chance at this point?
Because if they can, they (or M$) may just "invent" such John Q. Hacker.
Overkill? New???
Welcome to Earth btw.
Welcome to Earth btw.
For those of us who are less than happy about MPlayer's default GUI, there are far better alternatives, like KPlayer for KDE.
Candidate: 1:3.6.1p2-6
I don't think this is the fixed version though.
Not in unstable as of 12:30 PM.
Actually it is still responding. So instead taking them down /. is going to get them another 41 million registrations during the time the story is on the front page! (myself counted :-)
I agree that the current Karamba/SK plugins are not worth the trouble of installing either program. For some reason noone has been able to come up with anything useful so far. Like a little applet for mounting/unmounting CD that would also display the remaining disk space on the HD. Is there a limitation of the programs or just luck of imagination on the plugin writers' part? So far the only thing I've seen on kde-look is one useless toolbar after another, one annoying news ticker after another...
For some reason it is taking way too long for the Linux/F&OSS community to realize what this whole SCO thing is all about. It's about time we start asking the right questions and try to make sense of what apparently doesn't make any.
Why would SCO do all this? Stock scam? Maybe, but not very likely. If it was, they would've already sold their stock, move the money offshore and flee the country, because at this point it's clear that the price is not going much higher than it is.
Are they hoping to win their lawsuit? When dealing with any enemy, the first thing one must assume is that he is not stupid, not matter how stupid he seems. They are not morons.
Why would they produce one press release that looks like a troll after another, one senseless allegation after another? What are their goals? So far what we've heard was:
1. Linux kernel is written by a bunch of school kids who can't possibly make it any better than a bicycle compared to SCO's brilliant OpenServer or whatever.
2. Linux is full of code stolen from a proprietary system, and there is no way it can be free from all kinds of claims of IP property rights, licenses, patents, blah blah blah. In other words, Linux is illegal.
3. The new message is basically GPL is bad. Not yet clear why, but it doesn't matter what they come up with. The point is, GPL is bad, so any kind of "serious" business should "move away" from it.
So all they are saying is nothing but pure FUD, and their goal obviously is to keep it going as long as they can. Furthermore, they don't seem to be at all worried about the consequences, about how they are going to get out of this. All they want is for the FUD campaign to continue as long as possible.
Why Microsoft would spend $10M on a license for something they don't need? Just to be safe from being sued? Noone knew about the lawsuit at the time they bought the license. Noone that we know of anyway. This "donation" is the only evidence of Miscrosoft-SCO relationship we know so far. Or is it? Isn't the whole FUDslide evident enough? Isn't the goal of this whole operation to do as much damage to F&OSS as possible?
From now on we should consider SCO a mere representative of Microsoft for all intent and purpose. We are dealing with Microsoft here, not with a small broken company that's going out of business next week. This is not SCO's attack on Linux and F&OSS. This is Microsoft's attack. In fact this may be their last chance, and they know it. Gates and Ballmer see the end clearly. They are not morons.
And instead of making jokes and bashing SCO we'd better get serious, try to come up with a strategy that will make sure that who is hurt badly as a result of all this is Microsoft itself, and not Linux.
-- K
mldonkey.berlios.de can do Kazaa (leeching only ATM).
how is this garbage "stuff that matters"???
There are already a few decent attempts, the one I like the most is KPlayer.