On Friday 24 Feb 2006 13:27, Guillaume Laurent wrote: > It also caused us a bunch of problems which hopefully svn fixes. I still > remember logging support request to sforge just to rename some file > because we didn't want to lose its history.
Yeah, but imagine if we hadn't had CVS at all (which was, for most of that time, the likely alternative). > > For example, I think you can make a case for VHS (or even better in > > theory, Betamax) video tapes as a user-friendly replacement for DVD. > > Riiight. Come on, recording is just about the only serious advantage you > can find, and that's already fixed. "Already fixed"? You sound like a computer programmer. Just buy the latest blimdefloop and install the blatherwitz and you're probably good to go, if it works and you know how to work it and I haven't forgotten to explain anything important. I listed five serious advantages, one of which really counted as three. DVD has no _usability_ advantages at all, except for the smaller size of the box and the ability to seek to certain predefined positions quickly. It all really depends on whether you think the better picture and sound quality and shinier media are worthwhile tradeoffs for the worse usability. I admit I might if I didn't have kids and most of my use was while relaxing on the sofa with a nice glass of wine, but DVD players are just too clumsy to operate and DVDs too easily destroyed with small kids around. We obviously have both, but the video gets more use, and that's because by and large it's better for the things we need. Doesn't mean it's technically better overall, or better for everyone, and it _certainly_ doesn't mean the format was better when it was first invented -- it just means it's quite a bit better now than DVD is now, for a number of basic sorts of use. I don't entirely see how you can dispute that -- can you name any advantage of DVD that I've missed? Oh, I forgot another one -- you can just put a video in, and it plays. > I bet you're still using that no-frills spartan WM of yours, too :-). I use KDE these days, have done for a few years now. Chris ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
