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Redhat 8.0 & Mp3
Calum:
well i just don't see how red hat can't include the mp3 plugin for free but xmms.org can. eh?
i just experienced this issue first hand and it confused me for a minute till i remembered this thread... i bet a lot of newbies (who always try red hat first) will be finding this mp3 thing annoying too and not knowing what to do about it.
KernelPanic:
quote:Originally posted by Calum:
well i just don't see how red hat can't include the mp3 plugin for free but xmms.org can. eh?
i just experienced this issue first hand and it confused me for a minute till i remembered this thread... i bet a lot of newbies (who always try red hat first) will be finding this mp3 thing annoying too and not knowing what to do about it.
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ReHat could have included the mp3 plugin but they were worried about legal action due to the silly patent issues that are going on. I suppose it has been a minor annoyance to people but I suppose it's better than RedHat getting it's ass sued.
Calum:
suppose so, and i just noticed void main's reply about id3 tags! thanks void main! i will get that right now!
flap:
Hopefully this sort of thing will help to get people thinking about using the technically superior, patent free ogg format instead. Obviously you can't do anything about other people encoding files as mp3s, but if you're encoding yourself you should really use ogg.
Calum:
that's fine if you are filesharing with your friends, but say i want to host my own music for promotional purposes to get people to download it. if i say 'free mp3s' i bet more people download them and hear them than if i said 'free ogg vorbis files!'.
that said, i agree with you entirely!
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