drmsurvey.webhop.net — Michael Robertson, founder of the original MP3.com, has a new initiative to try and see ALL music offered online in MP3 format WITHOUT any DRM. He's already gotten support from some labels, but he's asking for everyone's help to get more labels on board by taking this quick 7-question survey. Take the survey, digg it and then tell your friends!
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avram2002Apr 21, 2007
More junk being pushed by the MR sock-puppet Carmony. He posted this in a FREESPIRE forum, of all places. Former CEO of Lindows' new venture and he publishes it in a Linux forum. Meh!
kevincarmonyApr 21, 2007Submitter
DRM is BAD for Linux. That's why I care about this topic a great deal. I'm VERY happy to support ANYONE who is working towards DRM-free music, including Robertson (AnywhereCD), Apple (EMI deal), etc.Kevin
kevincarmonyApr 21, 2007Submitter
Best: Open Source/Open StandardsNot Ideal: Proprietary software that supports Linux. ATI drivers, nVidia drivers, MP3, Flash, Java, etc.Worst: Proprietary formats that exclude and don't operate with Linux. This is where DRM usually falls. We do all we can to push things towards open source and open standards, but you have to choose your battles. For example, it will be a big enough battle to get the labels from DRM to MP3, but would be futile to try pushing them to OGG just yet. Little wins where you can find them. At least we're doing what we can. Kevin
avram2002Apr 21, 2007
And WHY would it be futile to push them to OGG? Remove the digital restrictions infection, and a compressed rip is a compressed rip, and according to some tests .ogg sounds better at the same bitrate than .mp3 does.
ctrljApr 22, 2007
Minor off-topic correction: Java is no longer proprietary, and it clearly now belongs in your "Best" category.
avram2002Apr 22, 2007
Java is STILL proprietary, and odds are, will remain at least partially so for another six months to one year, IF Sun relinquishes the classpath exception and makes EVERYTHING GPL. Otherwise, no change. Java is not now fully GPL, so is quite proprietary.
avram2002Apr 22, 2007
And because you work for him has NO bearing on the matter, either, right?