Re: Multimedia and Linux Re: wow - it's busy

[rnd@sampo.karelia.ru]

On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Malonowa wrote:
>rnd@sampo.karelia.ru wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> >As much as Linux advocates would like to deny it Windows, Mac, Irix etc.
>> >surpass Linux in this area. Linux is just a stinky pile of poo when it
>> >comes to a multimedia API.
>>
>> But does OS kernel need to have multimedia API? (Yes,  in  some
>> cases this is needed to provide real-timeness, but in
>> servicing multimedia there is nothing special.)
>
>What do you mean here exactly? Could you perhaps re-phrase this please. I don't
>understand.
>
>I don't think the OS kernel needs a multimedia API but there needs to be some
>libraries that work well. That is to say. Can playback movie files with sound at
>a proper speed and display it properly.

I do not know if open source tools are available for MPEG.

>>
>>
>> There is a hope that multimedia will be based on a  web-browser
>> in future and will be based on open standards.
>>
>
>But what about CD-ROMs and dvd. Interactive games for children. I wouldn't like
>to download gigabytes of data.

What prevents HTML to be put on CDROM or DVD?

>> >Roman.
>> Nice to meet my namesake here :-)
>>
>> Sincerely yours, Roman Suzi
>

Sincerely yours, Roman Suzi
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