I've recently set up DVD Decrypter on linux with wine. The latest version of Wine *seems* to run DVD Decrypter flawlessly. Anywy there are other (linux native) DVD ripping solutions. Have a look at DVD::Rip.
For me the problem is that I can't find an alternative to my DVD to DVD-R method. I'm using CCE (probably the best MPEG-2 encoder) and DVD-Maestro to make DVD compliant streams. Any alternative suggestion would be welcome;)
I don't know why parent was modded down because he's right. Firefox silently downloads updates, it only prompts you if you want to install them when they are downloaded. IMHO Firefox should only check if updates are available then display something like
An update is available, do you want to download and install it now ?
[ ] Don't check for updates in the future
[Yes] [No]
Whether it's firefox or not does not matter to me, I don't like new versions to be installed "on my back". I'm using Debian Sid so I don't have this kind of problem (ff updates are installed with apt IF I WANT TO), but my parents who are using Windows are pissed of those update prompts, and I understand them. The result is that they will *never* update their software.
Yeah that's right. Members of my family start to realize that there is an alternative named Linux because I continuously talk about it to them. But they still beleive that's an inferior product. That's the same for firefox. They beleive ff is an inferior product compared to ie. It's very difficult to change their minds, and personnaly I don't care a lot, they use what they want as long as they don't piss me because they caught a malware...
Imagine if Linux (or another alternative OS) did not exist, we would all be thinking that it is normal (or not ?) to get annoyances with our pirated (or not ?) version of the Microsoft operating system. I say "we", but in fact I should say "I". I'm just wondering if people will realise that there *is* an alternative to Windows and its DRM and its annoying "you are a pirate" attitude. I bet no, or at least not until a long time... sad:/
No longhorn is the codename for Vista. Blackcomb is the codename for Vienna (Vista server) if I remember correctly. The codename for Win95 was chicago, also if I remember correctly.
Well this is not exactly true actually. in fact if you follow that link you will go to the standard site (/index.html). But when you are there, replace the/index.html by/print.html and voilà, you are done. Thanks:)
Currently I'm not interested in the kernel driver. It's a lost case for over a decade. Full read-write could be done in user space pretty fast and I can't see drawbacks, only benefits:
- NTFS is huge and complex, not for the kernel. Crash in kernel (hw error, corrupt ntfs, etc) and game is over. Crash in user space then just restart the service. - kernel has a lot of limitations, restrictions which are all gone. - fedora/redhat users have never ending hassles with installing the driver. Instead they could install ntfs-3g once and forget the issue forever.
Don't forget that, even Belgium is a small country, its captial city is Brussels, which is also the capital of Europe. Given Europe recent action against Microsoft Windows Media player and all, I wouldn't be so indifferent of that decision.
It's a gain if you're interested AT ALL in getting a job in the videogame programming field. Anything like this would be at least a bit of help, and/or experience, no?
I suppose it is. This *and* the fact that I am about to get a master degree in computer science:). Do anybody think it would be the kind of thing to put on a CV (the PSX little game thingy not the CS master of course) ?
Even if this post is a troll, I'll answer anyway. When I was younger, I managed to download a (warezed) version of psyq, the developpement kit for the Sony Playstation 1. Using this program, I wrote a PSX version of "the snake game", the game you could find on Nokia 3210 cellphones. I was pretty sure, none of my (real life) friends would care of that homebrew game, so I never bothered showing them. Anyway, even if almost no one that owned a PSX was likely to care of such things ("yeah the snake game running on a playstation, jesus it's a playstation, not an Atari 2600 you know..."), it was fun to do and very instructing about the inner workings of the playstation.
"Seems like alot of work for no gain."
When you do something like that, the gain is mainly personal. It's a bit like gardening : personaly I wouldn't want to waste time to put seeds of vegetables in earth, expecting to get some crop. But some people like that so what ?
Reformat and reinstall. Windows needs to breathe from times to times. Actually that what I was used to believe true for *any* operating system. Reformat and reinstall every six months or so...
Now I have discovered Debian Sid, the "unstable" developpement version of Debian. Everyday an upgrade of many many programs, some programs disappear some new come in the box. Everything has been working flawlessly for 5 years thanks to a database-based packaging system (something MS should be inspired of IMHO):). Thanks for your help Microsoft but no thanks:)
Interesting question I was about to ask. Given that Pointcarre's conjecture has been proven, it's no more a conjecture, but indeed a theorem. The most important thing is not *how* it has been proven (don't get me wrong, of course the way it has been proven is important, if it wasn't anybody could prove anything...) but that is HAS been proven. So now any mathematician can use this theorem to prove further results.
I don't want to be a MS fanboy here but how comes Adobe can sue MS if they want to implement pdf output ? Does that mean that as a linux user I should stop writing so much pdf because some day Adobe can charge LaTeX team in order them to continue producing pdflatex ?
Please hurry ! Give me the proof (send a mail privately please) ! I have failed my computability exam:/ now if I know the proof that P != NP I won't have to study that course anymore and I'll be on holyday. Thanks.
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Damn why didn't I preview my links :/. Here's the link to DVD::Rip. Sorry
I've recently set up DVD Decrypter on linux with wine. The latest version of Wine *seems* to run DVD Decrypter flawlessly. Anywy there are other (linux native) DVD ripping solutions. Have a look at DVD::Rip.
For me the problem is that I can't find an alternative to my DVD to DVD-R method. I'm using CCE (probably the best MPEG-2 encoder) and DVD-Maestro to make DVD compliant streams. Any alternative suggestion would be welcome ;)
I don't know why parent was modded down because he's right. Firefox silently downloads updates, it only prompts you if you want to install them when they are downloaded. IMHO Firefox should only check if updates are available then display something like
An update is available, do you want to download and install it now ?
[ ] Don't check for updates in the future
[Yes] [No]
Whether it's firefox or not does not matter to me, I don't like new versions to be installed "on my back". I'm using Debian Sid so I don't have this kind of problem (ff updates are installed with apt IF I WANT TO), but my parents who are using Windows are pissed of those update prompts, and I understand them. The result is that they will *never* update their software.
I do like to run software written in this century :)
Don't worry, I'm sure you won't have this problem anymore in the future ;)
If I had mod points, I would have modded this AC up. Nice artwork mate !
Yeah that's right. Members of my family start to realize that there is an alternative named Linux because I continuously talk about it to them. But they still beleive that's an inferior product. That's the same for firefox. They beleive ff is an inferior product compared to ie. It's very difficult to change their minds, and personnaly I don't care a lot, they use what they want as long as they don't piss me because they caught a malware ...
Imagine if Linux (or another alternative OS) did not exist, we would all be thinking that it is normal (or not ?) to get annoyances with our pirated (or not ?) version of the Microsoft operating system. I say "we", but in fact I should say "I". I'm just wondering if people will realise that there *is* an alternative to Windows and its DRM and its annoying "you are a pirate" attitude. I bet no, or at least not until a long time ... sad :/
No longhorn is the codename for Vista. Blackcomb is the codename for Vienna (Vista server) if I remember correctly. The codename for Win95 was chicago, also if I remember correctly.
Well this is not exactly true actually. in fact if you follow that link you will go to the standard site (/index.html). But when you are there, replace the /index.html by /print.html and voilà, you are done. Thanks :)
They should just distribute the source. It isn't hard, is it?
Well, I don't know about Ubuntu, but in Debian, you just have to do : apt-get source "packagename". Isn't it the same in Ubuntu ?
But Linux has ext[2|3], reiser[3|4], XFS, JFS, ... in its kernel, why can't Windows ?
A reply from the developper :
Currently I'm not interested in the kernel driver. It's a lost case for over a decade. Full read-write could be done in user space pretty fast and I can't see drawbacks, only benefits:
- NTFS is huge and complex, not for the kernel. Crash in kernel (hw error, corrupt ntfs, etc) and game is over. Crash in user space then just restart the service.
- kernel has a lot of limitations, restrictions which are all gone.
- fedora/redhat users have never ending hassles with installing the driver. Instead they could install ntfs-3g once and forget the issue forever.
Don't forget that, even Belgium is a small country, its captial city is Brussels, which is also the capital of Europe. Given Europe recent action against Microsoft Windows Media player and all, I wouldn't be so indifferent of that decision.
Those free readers need Windows (or maybe MacOs also, I don't know), don't forget that. So 'you CAN'T read it without paying for software'
Note that there is still a very active PS2, PSP homebrew scene. Check PS2Dev for example.
Actually, my game was called Nibbles :). But I must admit that I did not remember that.
It's a gain if you're interested AT ALL in getting a job in the videogame programming field. Anything like this would be at least a bit of help, and/or experience, no?
I suppose it is. This *and* the fact that I am about to get a master degree in computer science :). Do anybody think it would be the kind of thing to put on a CV (the PSX little game thingy not the CS master of course) ?
Even if this post is a troll, I'll answer anyway. When I was younger, I managed to download a (warezed) version of psyq, the developpement kit for the Sony Playstation 1. Using this program, I wrote a PSX version of "the snake game", the game you could find on Nokia 3210 cellphones. I was pretty sure, none of my (real life) friends would care of that homebrew game, so I never bothered showing them. Anyway, even if almost no one that owned a PSX was likely to care of such things ("yeah the snake game running on a playstation, jesus it's a playstation, not an Atari 2600 you know ..."), it was fun to do and very instructing about the inner workings of the playstation.
"Seems like alot of work for no gain."
When you do something like that, the gain is mainly personal. It's a bit like gardening : personaly I wouldn't want to waste time to put seeds of vegetables in earth, expecting to get some crop. But some people like that so what ?
Reformat and reinstall. Windows needs to breathe from times to times. Actually that what I was used to believe true for *any* operating system. Reformat and reinstall every six months or so...
:). Thanks for your help Microsoft but no thanks :)
Now I have discovered Debian Sid, the "unstable" developpement version of Debian. Everyday an upgrade of many many programs, some programs disappear some new come in the box. Everything has been working flawlessly for 5 years thanks to a database-based packaging system (something MS should be inspired of IMHO)
Interesting question I was about to ask. Given that Pointcarre's conjecture has been proven, it's no more a conjecture, but indeed a theorem. The most important thing is not *how* it has been proven (don't get me wrong, of course the way it has been proven is important, if it wasn't anybody could prove anything ...) but that is HAS been proven. So now any mathematician can use this theorem to prove further results.
I don't want to be a MS fanboy here but how comes Adobe can sue MS if they want to implement pdf output ? Does that mean that as a linux user I should stop writing so much pdf because some day Adobe can charge LaTeX team in order them to continue producing pdflatex ?
Duh ... Where are my mod points when I need them :(.
Please hurry ! Give me the proof (send a mail privately please) ! I have failed my computability exam :/ now if I know the proof that P != NP I won't have to study that course anymore and I'll be on holyday. Thanks.
Exactly what I needed ! :)
:). Big thanks Google :).
Now my friends will stop bugging me because I'm too lazy to post the photos I have taken at our new year's eve party
Maybe because it's a pre-beta software ? I don't know but I downloaded the coral cached link instead of bitching ;)