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For me and my friends multiplayer is the funnest type of gaming, especially when we can play on the same team. Will this be an option? Will there be somekind of smooth play options versus taking turns?
Thanks,
Daniel
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I meant to say: Without DRM I don't have that choice.
Intel will make it work for Linux and if propriety codecs are necessary then that will be ported. Secret keys are what is going to make it work, and that will stay secret.
Let me also change this to add some qualifiers:
If I understood correctly and the plan doesn't change then Intel will make it work for Linux...
There are several problems with that, and it is being slightly disingenuous to say what you did.
I don't understand what you are saying.
The thing that you don't address is, is Intel going to put out a free (beer) or free (speech) version of the DRM'd WMV codecs? Not on your life.
Why are you sure they will not. I was told this is the plan. Intel puts out a lot of free software in case you didn't know.
if history is any guide
History tells me that empires tend to fall. I hear a lot of buzz around Linux. It seems like an up and coming star. Everything else in its path will fall.:-)
Now, Intel very well may release the framework for Linux, and if you can comment, will they spend the time and effort to port the proprietary codecs? If not, you can be pretty sure that MS will not. So, you end up with something about as usefull as an uncustomised CRM package, IE pointless.
Intel will make it work for Linux and if propriety codecs are necessary then that will be ported. Secret keys are what is going to make it work, and that will stay secret.
It is a really subtle sort of alienation the kind that MS is _SO_ good at, and I mean this in the most respectful way, they are good. Intel could have fixed this problem, a $300 mil campaign for a media PC without DRM would have been just as effective. I have debated this with several Intel people in positions of power to do things about this, and they repeatedly show an unwillingness to display any sort of backbone here.
There are two companies that are in a position of stop this DRM evil, Intel and MS. We can pretty safely assume MS will not go there, but I was honestly hoping Intel would. My bad.
If they had stood up and planted a stake in the sand, used their massive (really) software engineering team to build a better mousetrap without DRM, they would have won the day. They are cowards and money grubbers, and they sold us all out.
Well we have a fundamentally difference of opinion about DRM. I think DRM is good and you think it is bad. With DRM I have the choice to watch movies like the Matrix, Batman reborn, and revenge of the studs (that was humor). With DRM I don't have that choice. I don't see the evil in DRM that you do.
I work at Intel in an unrelated group as a Validation Engineer although I have knowledge of this project. There is a plan for Linux support of this content distribution service, although the team responsible has found it much harder to develop for Linux than Microsoft. They have good relationship with Microsoft and Microsoft may make enhancements requested by the team.
For Linux there are tons of different options out there which makes their job much more time consuming. Linux support will follow windows support by ruffly 6 months.
An all in one camera is your best bet. Here is a link to a sample from the camera.
http://web1.canon.jp/Imaging/pss1is/spl/data/MVI_0 638.AVI
Sooner or later everyone is going to have one of these.
General info available at:
http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/s1is/index.htm l
For memory get a 4 gigabyte microdrive that comes with the muvo mp3 player at dell. Cost $210.
Total cost around $800.
If you can't wait till April for availability then my next suggestion would be a Sony DSC-v1. I currently own a Canon S230 with 512mb CF card and that works great for taking videos.
Let me know if you want to join in.
I want to serve several niche markets.
Unfortunately we will have to start with a biz plan that discusses ownership and how the venture is managed. If 8 people contact me, I figure 4 of us will have compatible ideas on how to proceed.
Daniel dot Carden at cox dot net
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For me and my friends multiplayer is the funnest type of gaming, especially when we can play on the same team. Will this be an option? Will there be somekind of smooth play options versus taking turns? Thanks, Daniel Arizona
I work at Intel in an unrelated group as a Validation Engineer although I have knowledge of this project. There is a plan for Linux support of this content distribution service, although the team responsible has found it much harder to develop for Linux than Microsoft. They have good relationship with Microsoft and Microsoft may make enhancements requested by the team. For Linux there are tons of different options out there which makes their job much more time consuming. Linux support will follow windows support by ruffly 6 months.
An all in one camera is your best bet. Here is a link to a sample from the camera. http://web1.canon.jp/Imaging/pss1is/spl/data/MVI_0 638.AVI
Sooner or later everyone is going to have one of these.
General info available at:
http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/s1is/index.htm l
For memory get a 4 gigabyte microdrive that comes with the muvo mp3 player at dell. Cost $210.
Total cost around $800.
If you can't wait till April for availability then my next suggestion would be a Sony DSC-v1. I currently own a Canon S230 with 512mb CF card and that works great for taking videos.
Let me know if you want to join in. I want to serve several niche markets. Unfortunately we will have to start with a biz plan that discusses ownership and how the venture is managed. If 8 people contact me, I figure 4 of us will have compatible ideas on how to proceed. Daniel dot Carden at cox dot net