Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932140AbWBBQaQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:30:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932139AbWBBQaP (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:30:15 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:44969 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932137AbWBBQaO (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:30:14 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:29:56 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Bill Davidsen cc: "David S. Miller" , diablod3@gmail.com, schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de, bzolnier@gmail.com, mrmacman_g4@mac.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, acahalan@gmail.com Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux try #2 In-Reply-To: <43E00091.5030503@tmr.com> Message-ID: References: <200601302043.56615.diablod3@gmail.com> <20060130.174705.15703464.davem@davemloft.net> <20060131.031817.85883571.davem@davemloft.net> <43E00091.5030503@tmr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1463 Lines: 37 >> >> Someone remind me why the whole world is a prisoner to Joerg's cd >> burning program? >> >> Anybody can write their own, and if Joerg is a pain to work with that >> is a double extra incentive for this other implementation to be >> written. >> >> In fact I'm very surprised this hasn't happened already. > > Because Jorg has maintained the program for a decade, has found and supported > new vendors and devices, he seems to get new hardware sooner than most, and > many programs and scripts use his program as an output stage. > Because cdrecord (and recently -prodvd) work. And they are "somewhat free". There are not much dvd-dl writing programs around that do it without crashing freezing or foobaring the disc. You are right, I could go to Nero or Nero4Linux ("the best of burning from Windows now for Linux"), but I don't. > he thinks his > DVD-pro thing will make money but the last time I checked he didn't tke credit > cards or paypal The last time I checked, prodvd was free for non-commercial purposes and - as far as I can *guess* - is free for commercial purposes as long as they give notice that it is being used. Unless commercials disguise using the non-commercial key. Jan Engelhardt -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/