<quote who="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> > I usually only get my back up when a site/company decides to use a > specific format for something and there is NO Linux/open-source > replacement or native client (closed or open-source). In the case above, > there IS Linux RealPlayer so I don't see the problem - it's only hard > drive space :P
There is a problem: They are using proprietary and/or patent-encumbered media formats. Sure, we now have FOSS code to play many of these, but it's still not 100% legit. Even if you're comfortable using proprietary software, please, please, please urge content providers to support open media formats (this is troublesome for video right now, but won't be for very long). - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2004: Adelaide, Australia http://lca2004.linux.org.au/ "Having strings in a language seems to be a case of premature optimization." - Paul Graham -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
