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  • Junk Parts
    Court Jester
    • Jun 2006
    • 8953
    • USA
    #41
    Re: Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Linux

    I'm not in a "Grey Area" anymore KeriJane. I'm on the Mint Gloria Linux and everything is green! I'm using it in the live CD mode just to see what its about. Since I have not tried to do anything "real" with it yet its still great...LOL
    "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
    Mark Twain

    "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
    John Paul Jones

    There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
    Rod Serling

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      • kc8adu
        Super Moderator
        • Nov 2003
        • 8832
        • U.S.A!
        #42
        Re: Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Linux

        Originally posted by KeriJane
        Hello.

        That's one of the things I like about Linux... No DRM on the OS.

        Mac comes close by insisting that OSX is actually installed on Apple hardware, but other than a hardware check there's no serial number, no Big Brother Activation nonsense, no treating paying customers like criminals.

        The truly awful thing about DRM (whether it's OS, software, music or movie) is that it merely inconveniences and annoys honest people.
        People intent upon copying DRM-protected stuff are going to do so anyway and will circumvent the DRM in the blink of an eye .

        It's a shame those CSS nasties don't sell a Linux variant of a decoder so that honest people can pay them their stinking license fee so as to watch DVDs on a Linux box without going into grey areas.

        Have Fun,

        Keri
        i dont even care anymore.
        the faster this junk gets circumvented when it comes out the sooner it will be seen as a waste of time and resources.
        and yes i own a decss t shirt!

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          • Junk Parts
            Court Jester
            • Jun 2006
            • 8953
            • USA
            #43
            Re: Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Linux

            Installed the Mint Gloria last night but I must have goofed on my user name. It didn't like anything that I entered when it rebotted after the install. Going to reinsatll it now and see what happens...LOL
            Last edited by Junk Parts; 09-30-2009, 03:48 AM. Reason: add
            "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
            Mark Twain

            "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
            John Paul Jones

            There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
            Rod Serling

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              • Junk Parts
                Court Jester
                • Jun 2006
                • 8953
                • USA
                #44
                Re: Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Linux

                Put the Mint back on. Did the updates, and installed some extra stuff. Tried to find that libdvdcss4 for free but I couldn't. I did find and emulator called "wine." Next I got a bright idea! It is a windows emulator so I should be able to load my Power DVD progie in Mint with it. Tried it and it installed Power DVD. When I tried to use it the screen was only in 256 colors, and it wouldn't play a movie. Now I went back and tried one of the players that came with mint and it could now play the css movies that it choked on before. What happened here? Did Mint barrow a codec from Power DVD to do this or what?
                "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
                Mark Twain

                "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
                John Paul Jones

                There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
                Rod Serling

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                  • ratdude747
                    Black Sheep
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 17136
                    • USA
                    #45
                    Re: Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Linux

                    9.10 beta came out a couple days ago. it rocks!
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