Nero burning ROM for Linux released

coolbreeze7000 · 03-11-2005, 08:02 AM

I noticed at the Nero site they have a Linux version of Nero 6.0. You have to have a serial number for the full Windows version in order to download the Linux version. My serial number is OEM because it came with my new DVD drive. I was wondering if the Linux version had all the features of the Windows versions and if it works?

Okie · 03-11-2005, 08:08 AM

Linux has several CD/DVD burning software frontends, with K3B on the top of the heap, so Nero is not going to make the splash on the Linux desktop like it does on Windoze, especially if nero for Linux is not free...

Nero was bundled with my CDRW i never looked at the files on the CDrom if i can find the CDrom i will take a look if there is a Linux port for nero, if not i will check their website for info but i am not going to shell out cash for burning software when there are others that can do just as good a job for free...

coolbreeze7000 · 03-11-2005, 08:14 AM

Amen Brother! Me neither! I was only wondering how great of a job Nero did with it's Linux version. To be honest I'm going to ask a friend who uses Nero to give me his serial number. Shhhh...don't tell anyone. There is no way I'm going to pay for it!

Komakino · 03-11-2005, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by coolbreeze7000
Amen Brother! Me neither! I was only wondering how great of a job Nero did with it's Linux version. To be honest I'm going to ask a friend who uses Nero to give me his serial number. Shhhh...don't tell anyone. There is no way I'm going to pay for it!

And you wonder why people won't release their apps for linux...

If you're going to use software then damn well pay for it.

coolbreeze7000 · 03-11-2005, 12:36 PM

Shhhh

acid_kewpie · 03-11-2005, 01:29 PM

it mightn't be something i am directly interested in, but for yet another major player in their own field leading the way to Linux, it's great. I'm not saying for a second that it's not for 100% financial reasons, but then isn't that good within itself? they reckon the R&D involved will be worthwhile to them from the linux user base....

acid_kewpie · 03-11-2005, 01:31 PM

I'd wonder what a site like LQ.org would become if these aplications continue to be ported.... as and when NeroLinux becomes a paid for only product, i'm not going to know how to support it, and i would have no legitimate way of finding out for free.

coolbreeze7000 · 03-11-2005, 01:47 PM

I wish Nero would offer a trial download for Linux. They offer one for Windows. Linux users should be able to sample the product before buying. I'm all for paying for a quality product. But I want to ensure the product represents quality. It's no secret that Linux versions sometimes don't work as well as their Windows counterpart. Just take a look at ATI. I think the fact that they don't offer a trial download is a clue. And yes I agree. This is good news that Nero wants to invest in Linux. Oh also if Nero wants to eventually charge for Linux version they must provide the same support they provide for Windows.

coolbreeze7000 · 03-11-2005, 02:08 PM

Here's the Nero for Linux link:

http://ww2.nero.com/us/NeroLINUX.html

and screenshots

http://ww2.nero.com/us/NeroLINUX_Gallery.html

Hammett · 03-11-2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by coolbreeze7000
I wish Nero would offer a trial download for Linux. They offer one for Windows. Linux users should be able to sample the product before buying. I'm all for paying for a quality product. But I want to ensure the product represents quality. It's no secret that Linux versions sometimes don't work as well as their Windows counterpart. Just take a look at ATI. I think the fact that they don't offer a trial download is a clue. And yes I agree. This is good news that Nero wants to invest in Linux. Oh also if Nero wants to eventually charge for Linux version they must provide the same support they provide for Windows.

AMEN!!

CARTMAN · 03-11-2005, 02:37 PM

Use K3B!

reddazz · 03-11-2005, 02:40 PM

Looks interesting. Is that gtk 1 or gtk 2 in the screenshots.

furfurdemon666 · 03-11-2005, 10:24 PM

There's an article at OSNews about this with lots of comments:

"NeroLinux - Nero CD Burning App comes to Linux"

I'm surprised it hasn't hit the big Linux news sites like Slashdot yet as there's been talk across the web about it for a few days now. I'd be interested in hearing user's experiences with it. A lot of people love K3b, but one benefit of NeroLINUX is that it sounds like it doesn't require loading of any KDE libs, unlike K3b, which would be a plus for those of us who choose lightweight WMs.

coolbreeze7000 · 03-12-2005, 12:36 AM

Here's a thread from the SuSE forum:

http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=12634

Genesee · 03-12-2005, 12:36 AM

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Originally posted by coolbreeze7000
This is good news that Nero wants to invest in Linux.

they don't want to "invest" anything - they want to profit off of the work of others. if they wanted to "invest in Linux" they had the past 14 years to do so.

they completely ignored OSS - until the point where now it's advanced enough, and there are enough people using it, that they figure they can turn a profit by leveraging the immense amount of work that has been done and freely given by OSS volunteers over the years.