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| DATE | 2010-11-09 |
| FROM | Paul Charles Leddy
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
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Dont kids realize how important the concept of free software is? jeez.
kids just wanna have fun, tsk.
On Tuesday, November 9, 2010, Ron Guerin wrote:
> Ruben Safir wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 10:48:34PM -0500, Ron Guerin wrote:
>>
>>> Ruben Safir wrote:
>>>
>>>> This movie was done a while ago and I wasn't allowed to publish it
>>>> because the copyright was owned by someone else. But since that company
>>>> might now be dead or whatever, I think I'd like to share this with
>>>> everyone. Your should see this
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.mrbrklyn.com/mp3.1/Safir3.mov
>>>>
>>>> Must see video
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Psh. Reality TV is supposed to have conflict. Where's the part where
>>> your kids accuse you of being a megalomaniac offscreen while trendy
>>> music plays in the background?
>>>
>>> - Ron
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You have to admit that is a unique and important proof of concept with
>> Linux and real kids growing up.
>>
>>
>
> Well I personally never doubted it. Over 10 years or so now, I've seen
> a lot of kids that use Linux and Open Source (Firefox) on Windows. One
> long-term issue is that there isn't enough exposure. And the other big
> thing is the perennial plauge of desktop Linux is the media related
> stuff. For example, still no legal way to play an encrypted DVD. And
> from what I hear, DRM is alive and well and coming soon to much of the
> content the average user wants to consume. Don't have Netflix on your
> GNU/Linux desktop? Neither does anyone else. Most of the games kids
> want to play still don't run on Linux.
>
> - Ron
>
>
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