I appreciate the humorous take on the article, but, seriously, consider the situation.
RIAA: Searches inside people's computers, against their will, for sole purposes of litigation. Sues KaZaA (and consumers, ISPs,...)
KaZaA: Provides medium for exchange of computer files. Consumers use this to exchange illegal files. Sues RIAA for using illegal, modified copies of their software for purposes against their EULA.
My only point is that I don't consider KaZaA's suit any less legitimate than the RIAA's suits.
Okay, let's do this point for point and I assume you are debating here the ease of setting up a PVR in Linux vs. Windows:
> If you are JUST going to do PVR, sure, its not > THAT hard to get set up.
Holy... if you can set up a PVR (in Linux, I think is what you're trying to say) then that's pretty darn advanced. So I would not say that its hard but just technically advanced for a new Linux user.
> But when you add playing DVD's
Linux can do this fairly easy with mplayer and other projects.
> pushing a high def signal through a converter
Well this can be done through stand-alone devices. I don't have HDTV so I can't help here.
> playing MP3s
One word: xmms
> cutting DVDs from home movies
Haven't done this is Linux yet because I don't have a DVD burner. But I'm sure its just as easy as Windows (like xcdroast).
> doing some light websurfing
Lots of apps do this as well as or better than Windows in Linux.
> actuing as the household firewall
Easy
> the household fileserver
Samba?
> and being a KILLER gaming platform on a nice 50 inch HDTV
How does the size of the TV affect the platform. Hmmm... Well this seems a bit of a zealous wish list but I would recommend an Xbox or Playstation for this purpose. Think about it: gaming is very much a commercial enterprise so for-profit closed source companies will pretty much always dominat IMHO.
> you're gonna end up with windows.
Wait, how did we get here? Based on what you've said, we'd end up with Linux and an Xbox. I think what you mean is you'll end up with Windows if you don't want to learn, are impatient, or a Linux newbie.
My recommendation?
Save your licensing fees, read a Linux hardware compatibility list, build yourself a Linux box, install an open source PVR project, and get free support from the many forums that are either specific to your project or on Linux in general. Many people are glad to help. Linux is only hard to set up nowadays if your hardware isn't supported.
> The music folks are just an order of magnitude
> stupider than the movie people are.
If I recall correctly, the music industry launched an ad campaign awhile ago that just about said the same thing.
> Hope each one of those lawsuits cost them a
> bundle.
Unfortunately, I think they have deep pockets and that it hurts them very little, if not increases public awareness and gives them (negative) publicity.
furiousgeorge wrote:
> Yeah, unfortunately it's totally missing the
> point.
I couldn't agree more. As echoed by a lot of us hear, they should concentrate on improved means of selling digital copies of movies and music over the Internet.
People will continue to download movies and music as long as there is no viable alternative. With iTunes and others, things are changing... but we aren't there yet.
> HELLO? WE'RE THE DAMN PAYING CUSTOMERS.
Exactly. That would be like before every concert, the band telling us all not to download music or hearing a little commercial before we could listen to a CD we purchased.
The RIAA has missed the boat entirely, and is just pissing off consumers.
IMHO a great addition to Desktop Linux would be hardware-rendering of vector graphics built-in. It would also be nice if the desktop was rendered with vector graphics and, therefor, resolution-independent.
This would open the door for nifty visual effects like another os)
my $0.02
No no no. Camping is meant to get away from it all... from technology and work. Taking tech stuff kind of defeats the purpose. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion; so whatever helps you relax.
The idea of "organized" camping with something like slashstock sounds cool. But what would be the entertainment focus? Say we had an open forum discussing the pros and cons of the latest graphics cards. Not a lot of entertainment value there!
I'm all for some sort of camping with techies, but lose the gear.
Slashdot Mirror
Check out http://gnutaxes.sf.net. I will be helping out with the project. You should too.
Now we have it... the missing link between porn and spam!
This is an older article but sheds some light on how Gates got started in philanthropy.
> If you want to try to convince Her Majesty to change Her mind, you have to prove that Bill Gates is a coward
So being, pure evil isn't enough?
I appreciate the humorous take on the article, but, seriously, consider the situation.
...)
RIAA: Searches inside people's computers, against their will, for sole purposes of litigation. Sues KaZaA (and consumers, ISPs,
KaZaA: Provides medium for exchange of computer files. Consumers use this to exchange illegal files. Sues RIAA for using illegal, modified copies of their software for purposes against their EULA.
My only point is that I don't consider KaZaA's suit any less legitimate than the RIAA's suits.
>Hopefully consumers won't just continue to take it up the a** like 12-year-old girls (oooops...)
Dude, I know you're trying to sound cool and all but why don't you watch your language. You sound like a pedophile.
Okay, let's do this point for point and I assume you are debating here the ease of setting up a PVR in Linux vs. Windows:
> If you are JUST going to do PVR, sure, its not
> THAT hard to get set up.
Holy... if you can set up a PVR (in Linux, I think is what you're trying to say) then that's pretty darn advanced. So I would not say that its hard but just technically advanced for a new Linux user.
> But when you add playing DVD's
Linux can do this fairly easy with mplayer and other projects.
> pushing a high def signal through a converter
Well this can be done through stand-alone devices. I don't have HDTV so I can't help here.
> playing MP3s
One word: xmms
> cutting DVDs from home movies
Haven't done this is Linux yet because I don't have a DVD burner. But I'm sure its just as easy as Windows (like xcdroast).
> doing some light websurfing
Lots of apps do this as well as or better than Windows in Linux.
> actuing as the household firewall
Easy
> the household fileserver
Samba?
> and being a KILLER gaming platform on a nice 50 inch HDTV
How does the size of the TV affect the platform. Hmmm... Well this seems a bit of a zealous wish list but I would recommend an Xbox or Playstation for this purpose. Think about it: gaming is very much a commercial enterprise so for-profit closed source companies will pretty much always dominat IMHO.
> you're gonna end up with windows.
Wait, how did we get here? Based on what you've said, we'd end up with Linux and an Xbox. I think what you mean is you'll end up with Windows if you don't want to learn, are impatient, or a Linux newbie.
My recommendation?
Save your licensing fees, read a Linux hardware compatibility list, build yourself a Linux box, install an open source PVR project, and get free support from the many forums that are either specific to your project or on Linux in general. Many people are glad to help. Linux is only hard to set up nowadays if your hardware isn't supported.
Well, if the RICO act does not apply, then the
US should certainly adopt some sort of law to head off companies such as SCO.
Companies should not be allowed to sue individuals if the intellectual property is still in question. Shouldn't there be a law for that?
potat0head wrote:
> The music folks are just an order of magnitude> stupider than the movie people are.
If I recall correctly, the music industry launched an ad campaign awhile ago that just about said the same thing.
> Hope each one of those lawsuits cost them a> bundle.
Unfortunately, I think they have deep pockets and that it hurts them very little, if not increases public awareness and gives them (negative) publicity.
furiousgeorge wrote:
> Yeah, unfortunately it's totally missing the> point.
I couldn't agree more. As echoed by a lot of us hear, they should concentrate on improved means of selling digital copies of movies and music over the Internet.
People will continue to download movies and music as long as there is no viable alternative. With iTunes and others, things are changing... but we aren't there yet.
> HELLO? WE'RE THE DAMN PAYING CUSTOMERS.Exactly. That would be like before every concert, the band telling us all not to download music or hearing a little commercial before we could listen to a CD we purchased.
The RIAA has missed the boat entirely, and is just pissing off consumers.
IMHO a great addition to Desktop Linux would be hardware-rendering of vector graphics built-in. It would also be nice if the desktop was rendered with vector graphics and, therefor, resolution-independent. This would open the door for nifty visual effects like another os) my $0.02
No no no. Camping is meant to get away from it all... from technology and work. Taking tech stuff kind of defeats the purpose. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion; so whatever helps you relax.
The idea of "organized" camping with something like slashstock sounds cool. But what would be the entertainment focus? Say we had an open forum discussing the pros and cons of the latest graphics cards. Not a lot of entertainment value there!
I'm all for some sort of camping with techies, but lose the gear.