I do pretty agree about the fact that it's a bit late to do that, and I pretty feel Java would not live for a long time. By the way, that is just my very humble opinion.
Nevertheless, open sourcing Java would be very nice and useful for the Linux and BSD communities since the World Wide Web still "requires" the Java Plug-in (please notice quotes) and OpenOffice.org does have full functionality only with the Big Official Proprietary JVM installed. Separately from the distro/OS you have and it's own powerful packages installation system.
Having it freely available would make Open Source systems a step more powerful and a step less handicapped in the desktop environment.
Hey, magnatune.com is even better! (and it has a name I can remember...). More choiche, you can choose the price, and it seems there is no limit to the trial listenings. Why there isn't more noise around that?
This is a very pre-alpha impression:) since I just finished to listen the first and the second track.
I liked the first, the second is way to kitch for my taste. They in some way remember me Dream Teather. Hey, this is definitely *not* Jazz!
Anyhow. You can download the free (uh, I don't know it's license yet, but I know you don't have to pay for it) player and browser from the site, and listen to the samples with your hears before buying. Full samples, with a "free trial from mindawn.com" voice watermark in it. At least, that's what the FAQ says. Cannot recheck it, since slashdot effects are overwhelming the site now.
Duh, self reply, and the download is not finished yet. Two notes:
1) I just discovered that there was the chanche to listen to a preview before buying. Duh.
2) I found the website of that band, ""frogg cafè". What the damn hell, they show up *ten*, I mean, *ten* different ways to buy their music, and mindawn is not in the list. What could that mean?
I will let you know if that "creatures" album is worth the money!
This is what I was waiting for.
This is the right way to do it.
So, buddy out there, let's support the project if you want to see it grow. I'm downloading right now my first album, in FLAC format: it's "Creatures", by "Frogg Cafe'".
No, I have no idea about who frog cafe' are and what I'm downloading now. But I like Jazz:).
75MB downloaded 'till now. I'll post again when I'll have listened MY new music. What a beautiful thing, I can bring the files to my friend's house and let they hear it!
Oh, by the way, which FLAC player do you suggest under Windows XP?
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there's wengophone, that is QT-based and GPL. www.wengophone.org www.wengophone.com Ciao
I do pretty agree about the fact that it's a bit late to do that, and I pretty feel Java would not live for a long time. By the way, that is just my very humble opinion. Nevertheless, open sourcing Java would be very nice and useful for the Linux and BSD communities since the World Wide Web still "requires" the Java Plug-in (please notice quotes) and OpenOffice.org does have full functionality only with the Big Official Proprietary JVM installed. Separately from the distro/OS you have and it's own powerful packages installation system. Having it freely available would make Open Source systems a step more powerful and a step less handicapped in the desktop environment.
Hey, magnatune.com is even better! (and it has a name I can remember...). More choiche, you can choose the price, and it seems there is no limit to the trial listenings. Why there isn't more noise around that?
This is a very pre-alpha impression :) since I just finished to listen the first and the second track.
I liked the first, the second is way to kitch for my taste. They in some way remember me Dream Teather. Hey, this is definitely *not* Jazz!
Anyhow. You can download the free (uh, I don't know it's license yet, but I know you don't have to pay for it) player and browser from the site, and listen to the samples with your hears before buying. Full samples, with a "free trial from mindawn.com" voice watermark in it. At least, that's what the FAQ says. Cannot recheck it, since slashdot effects are overwhelming the site now.
Great. Now pull eight dollars out from your credit card and do the same :-)
Duh, self reply, and the download is not finished yet. Two notes:
1) I just discovered that there was the chanche to listen to a preview before buying. Duh.
2) I found the website of that band, ""frogg cafè". What the damn hell, they show up *ten*, I mean, *ten* different ways to buy their music, and mindawn is not in the list. What could that mean?
I will let you know if that "creatures" album is worth the money!
This is what I was waiting for. This is the right way to do it. So, buddy out there, let's support the project if you want to see it grow. I'm downloading right now my first album, in FLAC format: it's "Creatures", by "Frogg Cafe'". :).
75MB downloaded 'till now. I'll post again when I'll have listened MY new music. What a beautiful thing, I can bring the files to my friend's house and let they hear it!
Oh, by the way, which FLAC player do you suggest under Windows XP?
No, I have no idea about who frog cafe' are and what I'm downloading now. But I like Jazz