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Fedora Core 2: Making it work (linux.com)
This linux.com author examines
Fedora Core 2 on his production system. "Getting FC2 to a state of
desktop readiness is a task that requires a medium amount of skill and will
probably take close to a full day for the first workstation (assuming that
you have a high-speed Internet connection). Subsequent installs should go
more quickly; indeed, I intend for my students to get most of it done
during their first three-hour class."
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Fedora Core 2: Making it work (linux.com) Posted Jul 6, 2004 18:40 UTC (Tue) by ph-0101 (guest, #22167) [Link] Does the author reside in the United States? If so, that's a great way to ignore the laws like they don't exist. Sure, let's all install the mp3 plugin from livna.org. That should make the problem go away....the mp3 problem needs a better solution, and so does the dvd one. The lack of legitimate mp3 and dvd support within the United States is completely unacceptable for an OS that aims to become mainstream. Then again, I am a shameless hypocrite... Btw when does the patent in question expire? I'm curious.
Fedora Core 2: Making it work (linux.com) Posted Jul 6, 2004 20:21 UTC (Tue) by dang (subscriber, #310) [Link] Barriers created by proprietary codecs are a fault of the OS? Odd. I'd agree to the claim that the mp3 and dvd licenses are completely unacceptable to Linux users, but that is a very different claim.
Fedora Core 2: Making it work (linux.com) Posted Jul 6, 2004 20:35 UTC (Tue) by spot (subscriber, #15640) [Link] There are at least 18 US patents related to MP3, and one for Mp3Pro.The Thomson website lists the following US patents: Digital coding process: Digital adaptive transformation coding method: Process for the detecting of errors in the transmission of frequency-coded digital signals: Digital encoding process: Process for reducing frequency interlacing during acoustic or optical signal transmission and/or recording: Method for reducing data in the transmission and/or storage of digital signals of several dependent channels: Process for reducing data in the transmission and/or storage of digital signals of several interdependent channels: Process for transmitting and/or storing digital signals of multiple channels: Determination of coding type: Joint stereo coding: Method of transmitting an audio signal using two different masking thresholds: Method for transmitting an audio signal using adaptive window functions: Method for transmitting a signal using analysis and synthesis window functions: Method for transmitting a TDAC coded audio signal: Method for transmitting a signal using adaptive window functions: Channel extension digital audio: Method for encoding a digitized audio signal using combinations of different threshold models: System for digital multiband filtering: Process of low sampling rate digital encoding of audio signals: ***** Useful URLs: And of course, IANAL.
Offshore Filters Posted Jul 6, 2004 21:56 UTC (Tue) by ccyoung (subscriber, #16340) [Link] maybe we need an offshore site that will take these proprietary formats and convert them into open standards.which brings to mind why is a linux person using mp3 when she has far better options at her disposal.
Offshore Filters Posted Jul 7, 2004 1:38 UTC (Wed) by djabsolut (guest, #12799) [Link] because he/she has portable mp3 players, manufacturers of which never heard of alternate formats (besides wma).
Offshore Filters Posted Jul 7, 2004 7:22 UTC (Wed) by tomsi (subscriber, #2306) [Link] This is exactly the reason I decided to go for an iRiver player.iRiver is one of the companies that does support Ogg Vorbis. And as I am ripping my own CD's, I don't have to worry about any other formats.
Offshore Filters Posted Jul 12, 2004 10:07 UTC (Mon) by piman (subscriber, #8957) [Link] Unless, of course, you want reasonably-sized Ogg files rather than 128kbps ones. Or you want to use the player with USB mass storage (aka "sane") firmware rather than their proprietary interface.
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