MP3s and Linux [ogg format]
spdemon6 at optonline.net
spdemon6 at optonline.net
Mon Apr 5 17:58:12 UTC 2004
i kpnow of this awesome [pretty new] format OGG. im sure winamp plays it by deafult hbut where are good places to download these formats? supernova? opennap? etc?
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Jaeggli <joelja at darkwing.uoregon.edu>
Date: Monday, April 5, 2004 1:47 pm
Subject: Re: MP3s and Linux
> On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, duncan brown wrote:
>
> > it's actually a german company that holds the rights to mp3, and
> it's> nothing to do with laws per-se, more along othe lines of
> royalties.
> sure it does, fraunhoffer iis's patent intelectual property is
> protected
> by US law hence inclusion without complying with their liscensing
> terms
> (which probably isn't possible under the gpl) could get you in
> trouble.
> you can however do it someplace that doesn't allow algorythmic or
> software patents, so long as you aren't a US citizen of course...
> IANL,etc.
>
> better to use ogg or flac.
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Steve Bergman <steve at rueb.com>
> > Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 20:57:30 -0500
> > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > Subject: Re: MP3s and Linux
> >
> > > On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 20:48, Brittany wrote:
> > > > Is their any kind of software that i can use to play MP3's
> onto my
> > > > Linux? Theirs an audio player but it doesn't play MP3's and
> when i try
> > > > it doesn't play. Does anybody know any kind of applications?
> Also I hate
> > > > to ask but i need help with the installation as i have no
> clue of how to
> > > > install it.
> > >
> > > You need the xmms-mp3 plugin from http://rpm.livna.org
> > >
> > > Setting up yum/up2date to use fedora.us and livna.org yields a
> multitude> > of benefits. Sane U.S. laws would be better, but
> don't hold your
> > > breath...
> > >
> > >
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> > Time will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of
> Time's methods.
> >
> > +( duncan brown
> > +( duncanbrown at email.com
> > +( http://www.linuxadvocate.net
> >
> >
> >
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