Re: CD writing in future Linux try #2

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> > > 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.

Free, but not open source, and that's an issue with a mission critical 
application. For home use it doesn't matter, for business use it really 
does. Only one person has the source, and he could be hit by a bus like 
anyone else. Or if he uses as much tact in person as he does in email, 
he might become unavailable at any moment.

I wasn't complaining about the price of ProDVD, just noting that when it 
first came out I tried to buy a license and found that Paypal wasn't an 
option.

--
   -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
 last possible moment - but no longer"  -me
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