From: "Adam Flinton" 

Thieving gits  cor next they be encouraging theft by allowing you
to skip adverts........

There are a couple for Linux I've been playing with (Xawtv has a record to
avi function which ain't bad).

I'm looking for something really solid to move my vhs tapes to avi...I know
it's out there coz  It's what so sad about the current PC slump. IMHO it
traces directly to the RIAA going after Napster & pushing all these
laws they're after. Suddenly what was "limited by your
imagination" started becoming "limited by Gov order" &
that's never good for sales.  Imagine the sales of new machinery if
multimedia through a PC becomes std (watching films, PVR, audio etc). I
just hope they bring out blue lazer CD/RW soon.

Also I have a serial port IR thingy which allows me to record &
then emulate all my remotes....what is good wrt Linux is that GnomeMeeting
doesn't care what the device is whereas if I try to setup my TV card
through netmeeting netmeeting just disappears (no "bye then"
message). What this allows me to do is watch sky TV from home all over the
world 


Adam

"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:3dc930b4{at}w3.nls.net...
> Intriguingly WinXP has a 'pause live video' component.
>
> Paul
>
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:3dc8f157{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I think it's Linux. I can check to be sure but I think Pace put either
> Linux
> > or RiscOS in.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
> news:3dc85d2e{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > I'm obviously looking at it from a general purpose pov. Why would you
> > bring
> > > up embedded applications? Do you know what the Sky+ OS is?
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > "Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3dc84bfe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > hummm...it depends. If what **you** want is stable then it is. 2
> > examples:
> > > >
> > > > The Sky+ box & the Tivo.
> > > >
> > > > People ain't gonna do apt-get on their sky+ box.
> > > >
> > > > Adam
> > > >
> > > > "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
> > > news:3dc82384{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > The point is stability. Linux isn't anything like
feature complete
> yet
> > > so
> > > > > stability isn't an option.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul
> > > > >
> > > > > "Adam Flinton"
 wrote in message
> > > > > news:3dc81cb8{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > > Nope. The average user can sign up to
something like a "Windows
> > > update"
> > > > in
> > > > > > just the same way. Some dists will prefer to
go latest &
greatest
> &
> > > some
> > > > > > will go for stability (i.e. security patches only).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > e.g the Corp version of Red Hat works with 18
month release
> cycles.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The point is choice. With Windows whether you
don't want any
> > upgrades
> > > > for
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > years or every 6 months you have no choice in
the matter. With
> Linux
> > > per
> > > > > se
> > > > > > you can look at say Debian if you want
stability vs say Mandrake
> if
> > > you
> > > > > want
> > > > > > latest & greatest. What is more if the
dist decides on an 18
month
> > > > release
> > > > > > cycle they still gain all the advantages of
the other distribs
> > > releasing
> > > > &
> > > > > > building code etc.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Adam
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "David N. Barnett"
 wrote in message
> > > > > > news:gs4gsu0rf0lla0h30f703l9blha6g960ko{at}4ax.com...
> > > > > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:53:12 -0000,
"Adam Flinton"
> > > > > > >  wrote in message
:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > | Distrib A does well on this but poorly
on this so...all the
> > other
> > > > > > distribs
> > > > > > > | nick the good bits & work on the
poor bits etc.etc. & then
> > release
> > > > so
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > | their distrib B does well on this but
poorly on this
> so.....all
> > > the
> > > > > > other
> > > > > > > | distribs nick the good bits & work
on the poor bits etc.etc.
&
> > > then
> > > > > > release
> > > > > > > | so that their distrib C does well on
this but poorly on this
> > > > > so.....all
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > | other distribs nick the good bits
& work on the poor bits
> > etc.etc.
> > > &
> > > > > > then
> > > > > > > | release so that their distrib D does
well on this but poorly
> on
> > > this
> > > > > > > | so.....all the other distribs nick the
good bits & work on
the
> > > poor
> > > > > bits
> > > > > > > | etc.etc. & then release so that
their distrib E does well on
> > this
> > > > but
> > > > > > poorly
> > > > > > > | on this so.....all the other distribs
nick the good bits &
> work
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > > poor
> > > > > > > | bits etc.etc. & then release so
that their distrib F does
well
> > on
> > > > this
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > > | poorly on this so.....all the other
distribs nick the good
> bits
> > &
> > > > work
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > > | the poor bits etc.etc. & then
release so that their distrib
G
> > does
> > > > > well
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > > | this but poorly on this so.....all the
other distribs nick
the
> > > good
> > > > > bits
> > > > > > &
> > > > > > > | work on the poor bits etc.etc. &
then release so that their
> > > distrib
> > > > H
> > > > > > does
> > > > > > > | well on this but poorly on this
so.....all the other
distribs
> > nick
> > > > the
> > > > > > good
> > > > > > > | bits & work on the poor bits
etc.etc. & then release so that
> > their
> > > > > > distrib I
> > > > > > > | does well on this but poorly on this
so.....all the other
> > distribs
> > > > > nick
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > | good bits & work on the poor bits
etc.etc. & then release so
> > that
> > > > > their
> > > > > > > | distrib A does well on this but poorly
on this so.....
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is what will continue to scare the
average punter away
from
> > > Linux
> > > > > > > and toward the known-quantity monopoly OS.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --dnb
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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