Overly narrow focus
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| Author | Content |
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| caitlyn Sep 03, 2010 2:37 PM EDT |
First, the article gives instructions for Debian or Ubuntu users and all but assumes that Ubuntu is the de factor Linux people run. Aren't those both GNOME apps? What about people who prefer other desktops? What about ripping apps like Asunder or grip or RipperX? Sadly, this article is overly narrow and makes it seem like the choices for Linux are few and far between when the opposite is really true. |
| Steven_Rosenber Sep 03, 2010 3:47 PM EDT |
I just used Asunder for the first time this week, and what can I say but that it does the job. Not being an expert in CD ripping, I though I would have to install Rhythmbox, but I already had Asunder in my Fedora 13 Xfce desktop. Just like xfburn for ISOs, Asunder works great. |
| jdixon Sep 03, 2010 4:05 PM EDT |
So, whatever happened to grip? It doesn't seem to be in the Ubuntu repositories, but there's still a Debian .deb on their site. |
| caitlyn Sep 03, 2010 4:22 PM EDT |
Looks like grip is alive and well. http://www.nostatic.org/grip/ Check that: no new releases since 2005. grip still works but it looks like it is a dead project. |
| tracyanne Sep 03, 2010 5:52 PM EDT |
I always liked grip, it was simple, unfortunately it just seemed more and more dated as time went by. Another project in search of a new team perhaps. |
| gus3 Sep 03, 2010 6:03 PM EDT |
Even if it's dated, I appreciate its clear "front-end" personality. Do one thing, and do it well—and what it does well is call other programs. |
| jdixon Sep 03, 2010 6:54 PM EDT |
> ...no new releases since 2005. grip still works but it looks like it is a dead project. To be fair, if it still compiles, what updates does it need. It's not like CD ripping has changed any in the past 5 years. |
| Koriel Sep 03, 2010 7:32 PM EDT |
I use another golden oldie Gnormalize, have been using it for years comes with just about every distro ive ever used and I just love it. |
| kenholmz Sep 03, 2010 9:58 PM EDT |
I don't know how experienced and knowledgeable the author is and I won't attempt to guess. Rather, it is the posting that has the appearance of being written by someone who learn a few things recently and now is an expert. The focus was definitely narrow. His response, "I have not tried Audex before as I am not a KDE user", is also rather narrow. Unless one objects to adding the needed libraries to the system it isn't difficult to run KDE apps under Gnome or vice versa, as everyone here is aware. I'm am in Gnome for the time being, but I want my K3b among other things. To the authors credit, I think, he responded as one who knows he can learn from others and is willing to do so. |
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