A internet using PNG exclusively...... That would be freaking AWESOME!
If web developers could use 24 bit colour with alpha reliably then (some) websites would look far nicer and cooler. Only thing holding them back atm is....well IE 6.
Yeah Jpeg has its place but GIF is plain old fashioned.
Yes it is patented but thats not a bad thing.
Copy paste from Wikipedia:
While VP3 is patented technology, On2 has irrevocably given royalty-free license of the VP3 patents to everyone, letting anyone use Theora and other VP3-derived codecs for any purpose.
Patented and free (both freedom and beer) are not mutually exclusive.
If I was designing the system I'd mandate a week minimum.
Too many things can knock out power for 24 hours. If something knocks out power for a week, and you haven't made a emergency phone call yet, then your fine.
You may want to read up on Ogg before making assumptions.
Yes Ogg is completely patent-free. Thats the entire point of it. The reference implementation (libogg) is BSD licenced and the specs are public domain. The FSF is also behind it. Even RMS likes it.
Vorbis is currently used in quite a few high profile games such as Doom 3, UT 2004 and GTA. Its far superior to MP3, ACC and WMA at low bit rates and is on par or better at higher bit rates.
Theora is patented but its license is royalty free for anyone to use for any purpose. On2 (the creators) have disclaimed all rights to it.
If you want a free as in beer and freedom audio and/or video codec then Ogg is a perfect candidate. You cant really argue against that.
If I have to pay then I simply wont watch it. Movie quality is absolute shit these days. If I pirate it then they may get lucky and I will tell others to watch it.
Most movies arent even worth the bandwidth required to pirate them. If they started making some actually decent original movies then sure I'd pay.
And yes I do buy all the movies I really enjoyed. My DVD collection consists of a whopping 4 DVDs.
Uhh...Ogg was designed specifically to be open and patent free. It can never be like GIF.
I dont see what Nokia is talking about however. W3C is making a tag for html (or similar) and they need a open format which everyone can use. Why any DRM is required is puzzling because a) everyone has to be able to view it and b) its video over the net. You probably wouldn't be buying a movie and then streaming it over the net in your browser (or your phone).
Infact Nokia's own selection criteria is contradictory since you can never have a completely open DRM system. It requires security by obscruity otherwise everyone can bypass it easily.
Yeah I realise that but the fun part is that this is a repaired (not replaced) board.
It worked fine for a year and then suddenly it would turn on and then turn its self off a few seconds later. 2 months later and it comes back after being repaired. Works fine minus the random (30 seconds to 2 hours) kernel panics.
Its very easy to reproduce although they claim it doesnt happen under Windows. Unfortunately I have no way to verify that they've even touched it.
I feel the same way but its *really* bloody irritating when they say 'nutthin wrong with it under Windows - try reinstalling Linux'. Obviously they received a angry email the next day which made me feel better.:)
Also I find it a little unbelievable that they can do any proper tests under Windows. They probably just run one of those basic benchmark/burn in programs.
Nah they are at least decent in that regard. They plugged in a test drive with Windows on it and said it worked fine.
Apparently they run a series of Windows based tests to make sure all their work is good. No idea how you can make half decent testing software for Windows nor why you wouldn't use Linux with superior tests.
I have a dead motherboard atm (its a 'repaired' one which worked fine before it died the first time but now kernel panics randomly) and the place I bought it from says that it worked fine under Windows and Linux isnt supported.
I asked them if they didnt support Linux or if the motherboard didnt support it. For some reason they didnt respond to that.:)
Its rather sensitive legally because if they dont support Linux then I dont really give a damn and they still need to fix my defective board while if the motherboard doesnt support Linux then I can get a full refund for false advertising. Naturally its a standard ASUS motherboard with a nVidia chipset so Linux likes it fine.
Just because commercial airliners dont have it doesnt mean UAVs cannot. It adds a bit of weight but it would make a nice solid collision avoidance system.
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A internet using PNG exclusively...... That would be freaking AWESOME!
If web developers could use 24 bit colour with alpha reliably then (some) websites would look far nicer and cooler.
Only thing holding them back atm is....well IE 6.
Yeah Jpeg has its place but GIF is plain old fashioned.
I'm confused. Whats codec hell?
:)
I dont think I have ever experienced that.
Oh wait. Your a Windows user? Never mind.
Yes when I say humans I mean the western world.
;)
Australia is on the east. Yay!
I'd say that humans as a species are less likely to survive than 100 years ago.
Look at examples like Katrina for a excellent demonstration on how a lot of people cannot adapt to save them selves.
If I was designing the system I'd mandate a week minimum.
Too many things can knock out power for 24 hours.
If something knocks out power for a week, and you haven't made a emergency phone call yet, then your fine.
You may want to read up on Ogg before making assumptions.
Yes Ogg is completely patent-free. Thats the entire point of it.
The reference implementation (libogg) is BSD licenced and the specs are public domain.
The FSF is also behind it. Even RMS likes it.
Vorbis is currently used in quite a few high profile games such as Doom 3, UT 2004 and GTA.
Its far superior to MP3, ACC and WMA at low bit rates and is on par or better at higher bit rates.
Theora is patented but its license is royalty free for anyone to use for any purpose.
On2 (the creators) have disclaimed all rights to it.
If you want a free as in beer and freedom audio and/or video codec then Ogg is a perfect candidate.
You cant really argue against that.
Uh.... Who's the victim?
If I have to pay then I simply wont watch it. Movie quality is absolute shit these days.
If I pirate it then they may get lucky and I will tell others to watch it.
Most movies arent even worth the bandwidth required to pirate them.
If they started making some actually decent original movies then sure I'd pay.
And yes I do buy all the movies I really enjoyed. My DVD collection consists of a whopping 4 DVDs.
They continue to claim that artists are getting hurt when they arent, only their profits are.
Also court settlements and stuff like that never gets to the artists.
It again lines their pockets.
Uhh...Ogg was designed specifically to be open and patent free.
It can never be like GIF.
I dont see what Nokia is talking about however.
W3C is making a tag for html (or similar) and they need a open format which everyone can use.
Why any DRM is required is puzzling because a) everyone has to be able to view it and b) its video over the net.
You probably wouldn't be buying a movie and then streaming it over the net in your browser (or your phone).
Infact Nokia's own selection criteria is contradictory since you can never have a completely open DRM system.
It requires security by obscruity otherwise everyone can bypass it easily.
Building them everywhere is a incredibly expensive and stupid idea.
In most places the wind doesnt blow nearly enough to justify them.
You'll only find wind farms in consistently windy places which is sensible.
There are a number of places where it rarely stops.
Put it in the skyscrapers? :)
Big tank in the roof, big tank in the basement.
That would be kinda cool actually.....
Also a lot of the time the people get a fraction of the actual amount donated and government officials pocket the rest.
Yeah I realise that but the fun part is that this is a repaired (not replaced) board.
It worked fine for a year and then suddenly it would turn on and then turn its self off a few seconds later.
2 months later and it comes back after being repaired. Works fine minus the random (30 seconds to 2 hours) kernel panics.
Its very easy to reproduce although they claim it doesnt happen under Windows.
Unfortunately I have no way to verify that they've even touched it.
I havent due to the fact that I am overseas at the moment.
Makes it really fun to diagnose.
I have instructed them to grab a live cd and stick it in however.
Naturally they havent.
I feel the same way but its *really* bloody irritating when they say 'nutthin wrong with it under Windows - try reinstalling Linux'. :)
Obviously they received a angry email the next day which made me feel better.
Also I find it a little unbelievable that they can do any proper tests under Windows.
They probably just run one of those basic benchmark/burn in programs.
Nah they are at least decent in that regard.
They plugged in a test drive with Windows on it and said it worked fine.
Apparently they run a series of Windows based tests to make sure all their work is good.
No idea how you can make half decent testing software for Windows nor why you wouldn't use Linux with superior tests.
I have a dead motherboard atm (its a 'repaired' one which worked fine before it died the first time but now kernel panics randomly) and the place I bought it from says that it worked fine under Windows and Linux isnt supported.
:)
I asked them if they didnt support Linux or if the motherboard didnt support it.
For some reason they didnt respond to that.
Its rather sensitive legally because if they dont support Linux then I dont really give a damn and they still need to fix my defective board while if the motherboard doesnt support Linux then I can get a full refund for false advertising.
Naturally its a standard ASUS motherboard with a nVidia chipset so Linux likes it fine.
Yeah I wouldnt call it high tech.
Maybe if it used RFID and a few other buzzwords then yeah but not a barcode.
I wouldnt say going backwards. I'd say creeping forwards slowly.
:)
Mind you I'm a Seamonkey user.
Sounds good to me. :)
Firefox gives very nice errors usually. Check the error console.
Ads are in iframes. The iframe wouldnt load but the main page would.
That puts it in the ad company's best interests to make it work.
I hear the gridlock is fun too with a grid system. :)
Why exactly cant they have 360 degree radar?
Just because commercial airliners dont have it doesnt mean UAVs cannot.
It adds a bit of weight but it would make a nice solid collision avoidance system.