[bookport] Re: nls and current book port2
- From: "Bruce Toews" <dogriver@xxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:54:04 -0500
There are some logistical issues here too, judging from what I've been
able to glean. Unlike RFB&D, which uses standard MP3 files for its DAISY
audio, NLS is using a different file format. This file format is not
supported by the Book port, and as we know, the space in the BP is
limited so no new formats can be realistically supported. So in order
for the BP to handle NLS books, the files would have to be converted via
the transfer software into a form that the BP can use, i.e. MP3. This is
where NLS objects, I expect, because to them, MP3 means insecurity and
file sharing. Since the BP cannot play their file format, conversion on
the computer is required andanything that can be converted on the
computer represents, in their view, a security threat. Again, this is
just what I'm gleaning from what I've picked up, and someone can correct
me if I'm wrong.
Bruce
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:45:42 -0400, "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
said:
> This is primarily a money and posturing issue. NLS has invested heavily
> in convincing everyone from Congress to the press that their method is
> secure, proprietary, and exclusive. That's why they've needed so many
> years and millions of dollars for research. Since Humanware won the bid
> for designing their players, it stands to reason that a perceived or
> actual rival would be locked out. If NLS let you transfer files with a
> normal computer or a Book Port, they might have to admit to Congress
> that most of their antics over the past ten years were for show, not
> practicality. I'm not normally a negative person. However, I've seen NLS
> and other agencies play this game too many times before, and it really
> bugs me. It doesn't make it more pleasant because I understand the rules
> of this game.
>
> Monica Willyard
>
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