On Saturday 06 January 2001 17:32, you wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
> > I think that ripping and encoding mp3 and even sharing using napster
> > is very usual nowadays.
> > Mandrake 7.2 includes grip and paranoia, but to complete the use of
> > grip it is necesary also an encoder, like lame or bladeenc. I have
> > used both and are very stable. Why do no put in the cooker and in the
> > next mandrake release lame and bladeenc rpms?
>
> They were included in Mandrake 7.0, but were removed for copyright
> problems. Neither of them are free, if i can remember.
Is it even possible for them to be free, since the mp3 algorithm is
patented? Doesn't really matter, I suppose, Mandrake already includes
oggenc, to convert .wav to the unpatented Ogg Vorbis format, so that's a
fine replace for bladeenc or lame.
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