I'd rather buy a CD. Besides actually getting something physical, it contains fewer restrictions and features better sound than it's lossy counterparts on the computer. If I were to download something, it better be compressed in Ogg Vorbis or Flac (broadband is on the rise). Why should I pay to download a song in a closed format, when I can't do with it as I want?
I don't know what music you listen to, but I listen to music where albums often are themed or have a story -- where every song is a part of the complete. The album art is also a part of the experience - same as the quality of a pressed Compact Disc versus a home-brew one (I've heard about CD-Rs that last no longer than a year, because of the shitty quality) . I would've give that up for the one-hit wonders (tm) starred on the radio today. Never.
Anyways; this is probably a blessing for those who actually like the one-hit wonders (tm). Because they won't have to buy the "fillers" that is so common on pop music albums today.
When it comes to p2p networks - why should I share a 'buy2play'-file using my bandwidth? That would only earn the distributor's money in the form of having to serve less bandwidth?
By the way. Is the MusicMatch service US only? Will the "buy2play" P2P-services be US only?
"If we want to continue to distribute Linux to our existing customers, we can do that because we own the copyrights on that Unix software."
I haven't got words for this...It's so -- whacked.
If you repeat a lie enough it'll eventually become a truth. I think they've actually convinced themselves that this is the truth. Tragic..
It will always be like this. People have different views and tastes. Personally I like the way Gnome is going. The thing that is nice with Open Source is that you can fork projects, so why don't you and your peers fork Gnome and start eg. GnomeElite. That way you could keep what you like, and develop on that.
I think I've tried most of the window managers and desktops available. I've settled on the Gnome project - because it's what I need and like. It's sexy and usable - and it's heading in the right direction (for me). Others settle on more exotic window managers like Ratpoison. I can't blame them; it works for them -- good for them.
Bottom line: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A little offtopic: Who buys the stocks that SCO "dump"? Anyone in their right mind would back off from this company. I for one, wouldn't have bought a sinking ship.
I remember reading somewhere that Mandrake GNU/Linux was distributed with a french newspaper. The same place I read that Mandrake is almost synonymously with Linux in France, because of this.
I tried to find the source where I read this, but I couldn't seem to find it. Can anyone confirm this?
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Windows Media. I don't like it at all.
I'd rather buy a CD. Besides actually getting something physical, it contains fewer restrictions and features better sound than it's lossy counterparts on the computer. If I were to download something, it better be compressed in Ogg Vorbis or Flac (broadband is on the rise). Why should I pay to download a song in a closed format, when I can't do with it as I want?
I don't know what music you listen to, but I listen to music where albums often are themed or have a story -- where every song is a part of the complete. The album art is also a part of the experience - same as the quality of a pressed Compact Disc versus a home-brew one (I've heard about CD-Rs that last no longer than a year, because of the shitty quality) . I would've give that up for the one-hit wonders (tm) starred on the radio today. Never.
Anyways; this is probably a blessing for those who actually like the one-hit wonders (tm). Because they won't have to buy the "fillers" that is so common on pop music albums today.
When it comes to p2p networks - why should I share a 'buy2play'-file using my bandwidth? That would only earn the distributor's money in the form of having to serve less bandwidth?
By the way. Is the MusicMatch service US only? Will the "buy2play" P2P-services be US only?
How can we make this SCO madness stop?
In Germany the government put their foot down, and stopped the FUD. Can't USA do the same?
Has SCO even filed a case against someone?
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In Russia the kernel compiles you.
"If we want to continue to distribute Linux to our existing customers, we can do that because we own the copyrights on that Unix software." I haven't got words for this...It's so -- whacked. If you repeat a lie enough it'll eventually become a truth. I think they've actually convinced themselves that this is the truth. Tragic..
It will always be like this. People have different views and tastes. Personally I like the way Gnome is going. The thing that is nice with Open Source is that you can fork projects, so why don't you and your peers fork Gnome and start eg. GnomeElite. That way you could keep what you like, and develop on that.
I think I've tried most of the window managers and desktops available. I've settled on the Gnome project - because it's what I need and like. It's sexy and usable - and it's heading in the right direction (for me). Others settle on more exotic window managers like Ratpoison. I can't blame them; it works for them -- good for them.
Bottom line: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
-- sokk
Porn you say?
If only SCO could get some of this into the kernel CVS.
A little offtopic:
Who buys the stocks that SCO "dump"? Anyone in their right mind would back off from this company. I for one, wouldn't have bought a sinking ship.
I remember reading somewhere that Mandrake GNU/Linux was distributed with a french newspaper. The same place I read that Mandrake is almost synonymously with Linux in France, because of this. I tried to find the source where I read this, but I couldn't seem to find it. Can anyone confirm this?
"All of which begs the question, why not buy a motorbike?" Because then they wouldn't have hit the press.