Oh boy, this almost leans toward activism but I'm not up for subbing to that list so I'll just add to this. :) Yes, support your favorite local or obscure band BUT maybe go about it this way.... Receive permission from the artist to distribute just a few of their songs. Each artist or group should be able to make the decision of what they want available on the web. This would expose each artist and encourage those enjoying a few of their songs to actually invest in the CD. Therein lies the other problem though. If you walk into a 'music' store like Sam Goody's then you have to 'invest' in those CDs since they are almost never below $15. Why not create a repository where artists that would like their music shared can also sell their music via a qualified channel devoted to really just covering their costs and helping others. Oh, and most certainly encourage the use of ogg.
As a side note the scrawny little white guy Tim is thinking about goes by the moniker of Eminem, not M&M. Of course if you really want to listen to a white guy rapping then I'd highly suggest KJ-52. You won't hear him utter a single word of blasphemy and it's safe for kids of all ages. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
