Linux, referring to the operating system.
#Mplayerx pour mac software#
The internet has benefited greatly from the so-called LAMP stack, a collection of open source software that makes websites reliable and dynamic. Rebel Code has a pretty good account of this, and also covers the whole history of the open source movement. Linus Torvalds wrote the Linux kernel in 1991. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3).The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1).The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).Starting in true geek style with freedom zero: RMS wrote the original GPL (GNU General Public License), which outlines the principles of free software. Open Source has been around in spirit for a long time, but it became what it is today thanks largely to Richard Stallman, hacker, software freedom fighter and beard wearer. Still, at least it respects the media’s aspect ratio - something VLC can’t do any more! So far, my only annoyance has been the limitation that you can only resize the player from the bottom-right corner. You can turn that off, but it’s a feature I appreciate. Also, if you are watching a series that is logically named, it will automatically start playing the next episode for you. For example, it remembers where you are in a video when you close the app so you don’t have to go searching for your place next time you start it up. There are other features that I didn’t realise I was missing out on.
I especially like that all the chrome fades out when your mouse is off the window, leaving just the video. In fact, it looks and behaves a lot like QuickTime. Like VLC, MPlayerX is open source and plays a large variety of file formats, but unlike VLC it looks like it belongs on a Mac. The best thing about the poor VLC 2.0 is that I’ve discovered the much nicer MPlayerX (free in the Mac App Store).
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