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Redhat 8.0 & Mp3

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flap:
Well you could just say "Free music".
And remember, it's not just an issue of freedom - oggs sound better and are smaller than mp3s.

voidmain:
I agree that Ogg is the way to go. And don't the most popular players support it (winamp)? You could make both formats available along with a note about Ogg's superiority (politically and technically).

A note about Red Hat. I believe it was more of a timing issue. I am pretty sure they had the MP3 libraries included with the 8.0 betas but right at final release time it became an issue and they decided to pull it. Shortly after that time I believe the patent holders have come out and said that it would have been ok to include it. I am curious if these libraries are included in the 8.1 beta. I bet there is a good chance you will see them back in 8.1.

Calum:
well, at the moment i'm more concerned with the physical mechanics of putting all that stuff back in than whether it'll be in in future. in a way it's good since it makes me think about stuff and how to get it to work.  

voidmain:
In my experience all that stuff relating to MP3 amounted to nothing more than 1 or 2 RPMs that were installed in a matter of seconds.

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