wired.com— Is this the end of out loved format that changed the world (with the help of Napster)?I think it was just a matter of time until the open source will take over this area too.
Feb 25, 2007View in Crawl 4
all of my music is in m4a (aac) format. i only had to recently convert it to mp3 when i wanted to consolidate it onto my mythtv box (which, for some reason or another doesn't seem to recognize m4a).
My music lives on my laptop, which only has a 100GB disk in it. I like to be able to play music on my AirPort Express anywhere in my house, so my music stays on the laptop and not one of my external disks. I already have space issues with hundreds of gigs of TV shows, movies (both mp4 & video_ts), and music videos. I have some bigger disks on the way though, so maybe I'll rip my CDs to ALAC (I'd rather use FLAC but I use iTunes with my AirPort Express, proprietary crap sucks) and see if I can hear a difference.I'm not against lossless, and maybe I'll be able to hear a difference on my stereo.
They won't back Vorbis. It's important for them to have as few successful OSS projects as possible. The more successes there are the more idiotic their FUD looks.
@IceZZ"[open source fanatics] will always whine that it is just a matter of time before Christianity/Linux/Buddhism/Scientology takes over the planet."What's more important than open source is open standards, which have been essential in the formation of the PC market (with open processor architecture, x86, or USB) and the Internet (open network protocols). But open _source_ lends itself best to implementing open standards because companies usually don't like cooperating with each other, and try to buck the standard whenever possible (see: the fragmentation of the commercial UNIX market, leaving only the open source UNICES standing, with HPUX and AIX the odd-men out).The GPL is a particularly good license because it enforces a neutral zone between companies, where every company knows contributing to the shared pool of code, no one gains a specific advantage, except the advantage they stand to gain together as they advance their entire market/industry as a whole. Again, the rise of the Internet is the best example of this: companies cooperate, everyone profits.Open source is nothing new. It's actually been around a long time: it's called science (publishing your research, subject to peer review), and it tends to create superior software over time (Linux, Apache, Ruby, FreeBSD, C++, PHP, PostgreSQL, etc.).
Overall, I think the industry is maturing to the point at which tech companies no longer will stand to profit by trying to control the computing ecosystem (lock-in formats and protocols), but by proving who can provide the best service within an open ecosystem that is neutral and far beyond the grasp any one particular company or individual (controlled by the "community").
ahmerhussainFeb 26, 2007
AAC will take over as it is the default in iTunes, teh worlds most popular media player.
hadakFeb 26, 2007
all of my music is in m4a (aac) format. i only had to recently convert it to mp3 when i wanted to consolidate it onto my mythtv box (which, for some reason or another doesn't seem to recognize m4a).
nofxjunkeeFeb 26, 2007
My music lives on my laptop, which only has a 100GB disk in it. I like to be able to play music on my AirPort Express anywhere in my house, so my music stays on the laptop and not one of my external disks. I already have space issues with hundreds of gigs of TV shows, movies (both mp4 & video_ts), and music videos. I have some bigger disks on the way though, so maybe I'll rip my CDs to ALAC (I'd rather use FLAC but I use iTunes with my AirPort Express, proprietary crap sucks) and see if I can hear a difference.I'm not against lossless, and maybe I'll be able to hear a difference on my stereo.
gmorganFeb 26, 2007
They won't back Vorbis. It's important for them to have as few successful OSS projects as possible. The more successes there are the more idiotic their FUD looks.
alucinorFeb 26, 2007
@IceZZ"[open source fanatics] will always whine that it is just a matter of time before Christianity/Linux/Buddhism/Scientology takes over the planet."What's more important than open source is open standards, which have been essential in the formation of the PC market (with open processor architecture, x86, or USB) and the Internet (open network protocols). But open _source_ lends itself best to implementing open standards because companies usually don't like cooperating with each other, and try to buck the standard whenever possible (see: the fragmentation of the commercial UNIX market, leaving only the open source UNICES standing, with HPUX and AIX the odd-men out).The GPL is a particularly good license because it enforces a neutral zone between companies, where every company knows contributing to the shared pool of code, no one gains a specific advantage, except the advantage they stand to gain together as they advance their entire market/industry as a whole. Again, the rise of the Internet is the best example of this: companies cooperate, everyone profits.Open source is nothing new. It's actually been around a long time: it's called science (publishing your research, subject to peer review), and it tends to create superior software over time (Linux, Apache, Ruby, FreeBSD, C++, PHP, PostgreSQL, etc.).
alucinorFeb 26, 2007
Overall, I think the industry is maturing to the point at which tech companies no longer will stand to profit by trying to control the computing ecosystem (lock-in formats and protocols), but by proving who can provide the best service within an open ecosystem that is neutral and far beyond the grasp any one particular company or individual (controlled by the "community").
xilonFeb 28, 2007
"ipods use fat32"It uses HFS+ on Mac OSX...
zerojayMar 2, 2007
"Have you even USED KDE and not just looked at screenshots from time to time?"Thanks, you just answered that question perfectly, you moron.