Hello all. I'm new(ish) to the world of linux and am about to finally make the plunge and ditch windows completely. However, there's only one program that I want from windows that I use regularly and that is napster for it's music subscription service. It really is a brilliant service as the choice and variety can't really be matched. Now, I don't know if this is the right area to ask for things, but I was wondering if someone could some how majic it to work. I realise that there music comes in WMA format and has DRM infection in it, but is there anyway of playing these in Linux ATM or are is someone working on it to get it working?? I'd really love it to be the case that it does for then I can finally dump windows forever!
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 4:05 PM, beardos <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> Hello all. > I'm new(ish) to the world of linux and am about to finally make the plunge > and ditch windows completely. However, there's only one program that I want > from windows that I use regularly and that is napster for it's music > subscription service. It really is a brilliant service as the choice and > variety can't really be matched. > Now, I don't know if this is the right area to ask for things, but I was > wondering if someone could some how majic it to work. I realise that there > music comes in WMA format and has DRM infection in it, but is there anyway > of playing these in Linux ATM or are is someone working on it to get it > working?? > I'd really love it to be the case that it does for then I can finally dump > windows forever! > > > > > > http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=11648Apparently not too good so far, but you might try installing linux anyway and experimenting. The new ubuntu lets you install ubuntu through windows w/o repartitioning. Reading the AppDB, it seems that if you use winetricks to install WMP10, you may get further, but that's just a guess. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/attachments/20080424/c870499d/attachment.htm
beardos wrote:> I realise that there music comes in WMA format and has DRM infection in it, but is there anyway of playing these in Linux ATM or are is someone working on it to get it working??The whole point of M$' DRM is prohibit you using that stuff on anything other then M$' platforms. And they did a good job at it. So no - no matter what you do and how hard you try, you will not be able to use that on Wine. My suggestion - drop napster and anything with DRM or all your music collection will go the way MSN Music goes (/dev/null).
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 24 April 2008 02:05:57 pm beardos wrote:> Hello all. > I'm new(ish) to the world of linux and am about to finally make the plunge > and ditch windows completely. However, there's only one program that I want > from windows that I use regularly and that is napster for it's music > subscription service. It really is a brilliant service as the choice and > variety can't really be matched. Now, I don't know if this is the right > area to ask for things, but I was wondering if someone could some how majic > it to work. I realise that there music comes in WMA format and has DRM > infection in it, but is there anyway of playing these in Linux ATM or are > is someone working on it to get it working??WMA is patent-encumbered, the only tools that are free and clear of potential infringement problems with this format are from Microsoft.> I'd really love it to be the > case that it does for then I can finally dump windows forever!You can by boycotting sites that use formats that are defective by design, and instead use sites that support your rights as a consumer. http://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide - -- Paul Johnson baloo at ursine.ca -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIEQ+EUCxPKZafKh0RAsT2AJ9p8e5tQwqkxph8KqlO8qCSgvb/3gCgsmgR PIZdbBJLBxZhu6CXG6g1gBg=/of2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
http://news.techwhack.com/7515-msn-music Some how I would be double checking your DRM music right now. Basically if you don't want to loss access to your music at some point in future don't by DRM protected music. There is a way around the MSN music one burn the bugger to CD and rip it back. WMA has licence servers for its DRM music. Once licence servers go off line that is it. Basically DRM is going to dump you the question is when.