Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:46:59 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1015436820.f8c582@mired.org> To: Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DVD+RW Message-ID: <15487.48787.947758.22079@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20020301172757.GA421@raggedclown.net> References: <3C7F80DC.B63138D8@centtech.com> <20020301172757.GA421@raggedclown.net>
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Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> types: > On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 07:23:40AM -0600, Eric Anderson wrote: > > Anyone played with one under FreeBSD yet? I don't see much in the way of > > support for it under any free OS yet, except for a little bit under linux. > When the cost of them approaches sanity levels I am sure someone will > start writing support software for them...but it is helpful if you can > afford to buy one if you are going to write a driver for it :) There's just a little bit for FreeBSD as well. cdrecord - and I believe burncd - can write data to them. Until support for the UDF file system is available, they're basically just big CD-RW's. > Anyway this is where the copy-protection worm is *really* going to start > to turn...depending on which zone you live in I guess. That worm is already turning. Take a look at SSSCA, which exists because the DMCA isn't sufficient. If that becomes law, it could be illegal to buy a Windows PC and install FreeBSD on it. It might also be illegal to buy a PC without a pre-installed OS on it. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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