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Lightscribe writing under linux

Lacie has released a tool to write the back of cds using HP's lightscribe technology under linux. I seem to recall there being a possibility of future support in k3b, but I don't think that has been …

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Lacie has released a tool to write the back of cds using HP's lightscribe technology under linux. I seem to recall there being a possibility of future support in k3b, but I don't think that has been done yet. From what I remember about lightscribe is that it would require that you buy specially made cds that support being written using lightscribe. They were a bit more expensive than a standard cdr, but it is an impressive effect.