Hello from Gregg C Levine Real Player exists for Linux, but RA, is trying to avoid publicizing its existence. Why didn't you use Media Player? It delivers better streaming video for web based stuff. For audio only like radio stations online, it�s a YMMV world out there. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke."� Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Dave Jones > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 11:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Webcast Today: A 'Linux on the mainframe' reality > check > > Thanks, David, for the kind words. > > Yes, the moderator did not pronounce our name correctly, but that's par for > the course....:-) > > I was never able to get RA to work here on my W2K box (it kept telling me I > needed the updated version, even after I had downloaded the update, > installed it and rebooted the box....), so I personally didn't get to see > the web cast. If anybody can send it to me in a format that I can view, I > would appreciate it. > > And you're correct; it's a bit embarrassing to have to use Windows to watch > a webcast on Linux. Hopefully that will change soon (at least in Munich....) > :-) > > Dave Jones > Sine Nomine Associates > Houston > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:17 AM > Subject: Re: Webcast Today: A 'Linux on the mainframe' reality check > > > > On Thu, 2003-05-29 at 09:05, Michael Short wrote: > > > One of our own gets to preach to the choir. > > > http://search390.com/r/0,,14473,00.htm > > > > I listened to this yesterday. It took about an hour, and by-and-large > > was pretty good stuff. David doesn't talk down to you, he uses little > > pictures and big words, has opinions and can back 'em up. It managed to > > keep me interested, and I'm already one of the converted. > > > > David tells what's good about Linux on zSeries, and is also forthright > > about what's bad. He is an unapologetic champion of z/VM, to the point > > where he claims that no successful production z/Linux runs without it. > > (I tend to treat the requirement for z/VM with a grain or two of NaCl, > > but he's talking about lots of images -- not the unloaded sandboxes I'm > > running.) > > > > Unfortunately, there's an audio level problem; the moderator is nice and > > loud, but David's voice tends to fade in and out. I had to run the > > speakers way up to hear him comfortably. Oh, and I'm not sure the > > moderator pronounced the name of David's company correctly. > > > > Why IBM felt they had to insert a couple of (mercifully brief) > > commercials into the audio stream I cannot imagine. > > > > The presentation needs either WM or RA to play, and they don't tell you > > this in advance. It was kind of embarrassing for me to abandon my Linux > > machine to go find a Windows machine so that I could play a Linux > > webcast. You have to register, and most of the fields are required. > > (Hey IBM: I'm the guy named "No sales calls" from Alabama, with the > > Beverly Hills zip code and a ".no" email address.) > > > > Anyway, two thumbs up to David Boyes for his effort (ahem: *Dr.* Boyes, > > which title can only enhance his cinnamon roll reputation). The webcast > > is recommended, even for some of you hardcore types; at the very least > > it beats fighting with HCD for an hour. ;-) > > > > -- > > David Andrews > > A. Duda and Sons, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
