<OT> Re: Create Photo CDs now: Ric Gone Wild -- as promised!!

[Bill Campbell]

On Wed, Sep 06, 2006, Ken Moffat wrote:
>Ric Moore wrote:
>> [rant snipped] I'll wait until Hell freezes over for KDE/Gnome to
>> come up with the apps I want to use. It might get chilly, but I believe
>> that Linux will get those apps before I freeze to death. My lips may
>> become blue, but they'll be smiling. 

This week's Inforworld has several articles on open source, and one
discusses multimedia applications.  The major problem with the multimedia
apps on Linux and other open source platforms is that so many of the
formats and protocols are proprietary without open source versions.  Added
to this is the so-called DRM (Digital Rights Management) software and
``laws'' that special interests such as RIAA have managed to get passed by
various legislatures.

Bill
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