Encoding Video for Zaurus...

[DrWowe]

p.s.  IANAL, but I have discussed these issues extensively with someone who is.

[locutus]

That mentioning of Knoppix earlier was because I suspected you were a Microsoft user. Knoppix is GNU/Linux on a CDROM that\'ll boot from the CDROM and that means it does not need to be installed on your hard disk. If your work computer can boot from the CD then you can use it there too. And it does a darn good job of automatically setting up everything from network to display. It\'s got mplayer, mencode, and tons more stuff on the CDROM so you should be able to mess with using those scripts to see if it\'ll generate something your Z media player can play.  You can mount filesystems for reading or R/W\'ing once you get though going or use a USB HD to save off the file for later xfer to the Z. I don\'t recall if Knoppix connects out-of-the-box with the Z or not.

Or, you can wait until Microsoft releases a version of their software that\'ll let you export for playback on your Z.  Isn\'t funny how fewer and fewer options are available on the MS platform as Microsoft puts more and more software developer out of business...

1) go to http://www.knoppix.net
2) go to the download section and download the 700MB ISO image
3) burn the ISO image to a CDROM
4) shutdown your HD based OS
5) insert the Knoppix CD and boot your computer from the Knoppix CD
note: the BIOS needs to be set to boot from CD and it doesn\'t install anything on your HD

lob

[TonyOlsen]

Someone said that the best thing that could ever happen is some congressman\'s kid gets sued by the RIAA.

Wow!  That would be cool!  A real \"eye opener\"...

[LilMikey]

T- Do what you will with your pages.  All I was suggesting is that your ad might not be the best way to attract employers.  It sounds like \"I can only write for IE\" rather than \"I only need to write for IE\".  I am probably wrong as I don\'t know much about web programming.  I was only trying to be constructively critical.  Go ahead and rip on my page... like how almost every page\'s title says it was made by GoLive6.  Honestly I don\'t know where that came from as I use Dreamweaver.  More importantly did anyone ever tell you that you kinda look like Mathew Broderick?

Anyway, did Flask work out for you?

[TonyOlsen]

Knoppix is GNU/Linux on a CDROM that\'ll boot from the CDROM and that means it does not need to be installed on your hard disk.

Yes, I have a copy of it.  I think it is awesome how it boots from a CD!!   I\'ll have to give mencoder on Knoppix a try sometime.   Thanks!... (I didn\'t know it was on there....)

Isn\'t funny how fewer and fewer options are available on the MS platform as Microsoft puts more and more software developer out of business...

I agree.  Actually, I would take it one step further... piece by piece the entire software development market will get replaced by open source... and then all of the developers (like me) are out of a job.  But... unlike many congressmen, I can see past that and realize that the world WOULD be better off that way instead of trying to force people to pay money for something that they shouldn\'t have to.

I\'m preparing myself to make a career change in the next few years because of this...

[TonyOlsen]

It sounds like \"I can only write for IE\" rather than \"I only need to write for IE\".

I agree... It\'s a very good point.  I only added it after one of my Netscape friends pointed out that the page didn\'t load under Netscape well.  He recommended I post a warning like that... but I\'m (very) open to a different wording while still minimizing liability for those who view the page using somehting other than IE.   :wink:

More importantly did anyone ever tell you that you kinda look like Mathew Broderick?

Yes... did you notice my e-mail address?  :wink:  (I was called \"Ferris\" by my friends years before I even found out who \"Ferris\" was.  Strangers called me Ferris so much that it became my nickname and stuck... I still go by it today, even though age has made me look more different from \"Ferris\" than I used to when I was younger.  ).

[locutus]

I agree. Actually, I would take it one step further... piece by piece the entire software development market will get replaced by open source... and then all of the developers (like me) are out of a job. But... unlike many congressmen, I can see past that and realize that the world WOULD be better off that way instead of trying to force people to pay money for something that they shouldn\'t have to.

I know this is off topic but this thread has already gone down that path. Software developers will not be out of jobs as OSS gets more popular. They will be hired to work and improve on the OSS and/or create new OSS projects. And there will still be proprietary applications too. It\'s just that you won\'t have so much wasted public money on reinventing the wheel and people will be paid to improve things instead of reinventing.  Software development will move more and more to a service industry. It may be that more jobs will get created because it\'ll be common for even 5 person business\'s to have a software person to tweak/customize their office software systems. Instead of waiting for Microsoft to release something that works alittle better than the last version but requires a new computer to run it. ;-)

I\'m not sure where people get these ideas about free software and the end of software development. It sounds alot like how people think that conserving fuel will remove profits from the oil industry and therefore remove money from the economy.... The money will still be spent and will now be used for other things. Embracing OSS means moving forward. IMHO.

lob
BTW, the latest beta version of Knoppix has NTFS R/W capabilities

[TonyOlsen]

I know this is off topic but this thread has already gone down that path. Software developers will not be out of jobs as OSS gets more popular. They will be hired to work and improve on the OSS and/or create new OSS projects. And there will still be proprietary applications too. It\'s just that you won\'t have so much wasted public money on reinventing the wheel and people will be paid to improve things instead of reinventing. Software development will move more and more to a service industry. It may be that more jobs will get created because it\'ll be common for even 5 person business\'s to have a software person to tweak/customize their office software systems. Instead of waiting for Microsoft to release something that works alittle better than the last version but requires a new computer to run it.

I hope you\'re right.

Embracing OSS means moving forward. IMHO.

I agree.

[ChrisZaurus]

I take all the copyright laws with a grain of salt...

People are sometimes too paranoid about the \"MIB\" coming to get them, and take their computer...  If you are doing low-level pirating, etc.  Such as download movies, games, programs, etc..  You do NOT have to worry about the feds tracking you.  (Of course unless you are using one of those stupid file sharing programs...[but even then, you can claim \"entrapment\" if they take you to court - because who gave you the files?] )  Government agencies go after the BIG FISHES, not 12-yr old joe blow, downloading movies from irc, from a BOT...  

For example, with the \"war on drugs\" (pfft) do you see cops on the street selling drugs undercover, and then arresting kids?  No.  They go after  DEALERS, and kids that they pull over, and find some pot on them, and they they tell the kids:  \" You can go to jail, or you can tell us who you got this from\".  So if anything, they go after the groups/people on the net SERVING all this stuff... the downloaders don\'t have close to anything to worry about..

Also, think about how much personell/time/money would be required to track down all the internet sharing that goes on (especially in a legal way).   Keep on sharing people!

P.S.  I would do some encoding for others, but I have been just as unsuccessful as well  :?

[DrWowe]

I agree.  Actually, I would take it one step further... piece by piece the entire software development market will get replaced by open source... and then all of the developers (like me) are out of a job.

Partially correct.  Most broad market software categories, like OSes, word processors, databases, desktops, \"basic functionality\" software will be open source in the long term.  However,  this will NOT put the software developers out of business, for two reasons:

1) The market for customizations and enhancements of open source.  In fact, with the money that is saved in licensing and support costs being redirected, this business will continue expanding.

2) More specialized software will continue to exist in its current form.  This includes any software which services vertical market segments, or software that needs continual review by non-developers (such as tax software, which needs lawyers and CPAs to keep up).  Software engineers will also be needed for servers which aren\'t sold. (think about the legions of developers at places like Google and Yahoo) In addition, the \"leading edge\" of new software categories will probably be proprietary because open source tends to be better at playing catch-up, at least in the aggregate.

So you don\'t need to quit your day job just yet.  

but I\'m (very) open to a different wording

How about \"enhanced\" for IE?

[DrWowe]

People are sometimes too paranoid about the \"MIB\" coming to get them

If the definition of terrorism is \"he who inspires fear\", then Ashcroft is more of a terrorist than Bin Laden.  IMO.

[TonyOlsen]

Also, think about how much personell/time/money would be required to track down all the internet sharing that goes on (especially in a legal way).

True... it IS very costly to go after 25% of the nation.  ...but the RIAA are rich filthy pigs... they have billions at their disposal (which is another problem).  Don\'t forget that recently a 12 year old WAS sued by the RIAA (and she didn\'t even know she was sharing).  The chances of the RIAA coming after any of us are close to the chances of getting hit by lightning.  But people DO get hit by lightning which is why we should keep fighting the RIAA and those congressmen who are in the RIAA\'s pocket.  Education is the key.  Most congressmen just don\'t know the details about this issue.  Maybe a group of hackers should target congressmen\'s and their children\'s computers and track illegal filesharing and pirating and make it public... so that the congress has to face facts and reconsider these laws.  Any hackers out there want to take this on?  :twisted:  I\'d be willing to post the resulting statistics on my website!   ...but I would need mirrors because of the huge amount of traffic it would get.

How about \"enhanced\" for IE?

I like it!  I\'ll make the change.

If the definition of terrorism is \"he who inspires fear\", then Ashcroft is more of a terrorist than Bin Laden. IMO.

I agree... which is sad for me because I actually like Ashcroft.  But he appears to be misinformed on this.  I would actually blame the RIAA more than Ashcroft because Ashcroft is just an ignorant puppet to the RIAA on this issue.

[TonyOlsen]

I would equate the RIAA suing 12-year-olds and common mild-mannered citizens to the small group of Iraqis who decapitated an american with a knife while on TV.  RIAA\'s scare tactics are as terrible as those Iraqi tactics were.

...and we should not give into them.

(Note: I personally believe that most Iragis would find that action terrible and don\'t stand by it, just like most americans find the actions of those few soldiers (who mistreated their prisoners) to be terrible.  I consider most Iraqis to by my brethren.)

[ChrisZaurus]

True, the RIAA does in fact sue people.. but have you read about the outcomes of these cases?    Most of them are thrown out.  There are so many ways you can fight these cases... Like you said the 12 yr old did know she was even sharing, so that could maybe be a virus doing the sharing for her?  Also like I said that would be entrapment if I downloaded a file from the RIAA off of kazza.. If they never offered me the file, then it would have never been downloaded...(lol - yeah right)
You could also argue that a hacker took control of your pc, and downloaded all those files.  I can go on and on about excuses you can use, but i\'ll leave that up to the lawyers...  I would laugh in the face of the person who handed me a subpoena if I was 12...  

But like I said, if you are the many who are distributing (DONT STOP!) be careful... but most of the BOTs on IRC, are rooted computers, and the people that are hosting the files, dont even know they are...  which presents another argument to the courts:  \"but mr. judge.. my computer was hacked!?!\"  

[TonyOlsen]

but have you read about the outcomes of these cases?  Most of them are thrown out.

Wow!  I didn\'t know!  In fact I hadn\'t heard anything about the results of these cases.  Do you have a good place to find out more about this (favorite website about this)?  This is great news!

Which ones weren\'t thrown out?  How much did they have to pay?  (To give me an idea of the range of severity versus non-severity)

...has anyone counter-sued?  Or... has anyone flat out sued RIAA?