Monday Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 1:30:33 PM
Open source OSes with closed source video drivers. How about stable binary support in Linux? Why isn't everything easy to install? Do it the Apple way, package everything in one folder.
Mandatory V-Chip sucks and goes to digital. When a majority don't use a mandated technology, it should be MANDATORY. Electronics do not substitute for proper parenting.
Windows Media Player 11 to creep up soon. Real people use Media Player Classic.
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A proprietary driver, even if it works, raises complications. "If you have an open-source kernel...and you add a binary module into the mix, it reduces your ability to provide the customer the same level of service," said Dirk Hohndel, Intel's director of Linux and open-source strategy.
Mandatory V-Chip sucks and goes to digital. When a majority don't use a mandated technology, it should be MANDATORY. Electronics do not substitute for proper parenting.
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The new V-Chip technology works by decoding ratings data transmitted along with the signal and then blocking content above a certain rating, such as TV-14 for content deemed unsuitable for children under the age of 14, or TV-MA for content deemed appropriate for mature audiences only. Using a password-protected screen reached from the menu of V-Chip-equipped TVs, parents can set boundaries for the type of content or channels their children can view.
Windows Media Player 11 to creep up soon. Real people use Media Player Classic.
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But while most people won't be able to get their hands on Vista until next year, consumers will be able to get some of the media enhancements sooner. Microsoft is on track to release a Windows XP version of Windows Media Player 11 before the end of June, the company confirmed last week. Microsoft has been uncharacteristically tight-lipped about the XP incarnation. The company briefly demonstrated it at the Consumer Electronics Show in January but has said little since. Microsoft has said the XP version won't have all the features of its Vista sibling, but the company won't say which features will be excluded. The company also has yet to offer a public test version of the software.