On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:31:06 +0100, Christian Pernegger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Wait a minute, didn't you just bash mp3 halfway around the list because it > was patent encumbered? Yet you consider AAC? I just don't get you... I didn't bash mp3. It is a very good lossy codec. mp3 (and aac) will never be in the mainline Fedora distribution because they do require licenses to distribute encoders/decoders for. I use patented software, no doubt about it - but I don't expect it to be in the distribution, I get that elsewhere and install it myself. AAC is a very nice encoding format, probably better than ogg (I haven't done any listening tests, but I was very impressed with 128kbps encodes from iTunes/QuickTime) I'm not bashing mp3 for patent issues, I am stating point blank that the patent issues are in fact a problem for SlimServer ever being included in Fedora/Red Hat mainline distribution - unless their also is a lossy choice that doesn't have the patent issues (and that's ogg) I personally wouldn't mind paying for Fedora for it to come with mp3 support - I'm not against a technology just because their are patents. -- http://mpeters.us/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
