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    SubjectRe: CD writing in future Linux try #2
    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.

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