How Microsoft and Apple are screwing users on multimedia, how to avoid
getting screwed ... and what Ogg files are and how to play them on your
system
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| In this case, Microsoft and Apple should add Ogg support to their
| players straight out of the box. Nobody would complain, sue or
| petition the government if they did. Users should not be steered
| toward and forced to use restricted file formats when free,
| quality open-source alternatives are available.
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http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2007/04/how_microsofts_damned_if_they.html
Proposal: How to do DRM
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| "Restrict what should be restricted - the previews, NOT the purchases."
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| This would simplify the entire online music experience both for users
| and for system admins, because it also reduces bandwidth and storage
| requirements for online music stores because there's only one download
| per song and a "simple" DRM wrapper.
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http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/Proposal--How-to-do-DRM.html
Related:
UK trumps Europe on Linux streaming
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| When the European Commission launched a streaming video service
| last year which excluded Linux users, large swathes of the open
| source community became deeply angry. Now, a Surrey local council
| has shown that open source operating systems can be included
| in such programmes.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39286141,00.htm
Platform independent solution to watch "Streaming Service of the Council of
the European Union."
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| The "Streaming Service of the Council of the European Union"
| should be available for everybody and not only for Mac and MS
| Windows users.
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http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/eu_streaming_service_for_everybody
Corporate Fight Against Open Source
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| Remember during the Dot Com boom when sites used to display which
| browser you should use in order to best utilize their website?
| Quaint, annoying and even a little narrow minded. Those of us who
| have been yearning for a blast from the past will be thrilled to
| learn that Wal-Mart is apparently doing this in the year 2007.
| Wait, it gets better...
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2468&Itemid=449
Brits! Act now to save the BBC from Microsoft
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| The BBC are holding an open consultation regarding how they're
| going to delivery on-demand content, they want answers to
| questions like: "How important is it that the proposed seven-day
| catch-up service over the internet is available to consumers who
| are not using Microsoft software?"
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http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/31/brits_act_now_to_sav.html
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