On Saturday, Jun 02, 2001, Hoyt wrote:
> It worked in older Mandrakes, but in 8.0, none of the mp3 encoders are
> installed and aren't available on the CD at all, and not in cooker.
>
> A fewe xamples : lame, bladeenc
I beleive it's because of patent issues with the .mp3 format. I think
mp3 encoders are supposed to pay a 'usage fee' to the patent holders for
using it, and obviously lame and bladeenc don't do that. =) It's a grey
area legally. You can always download them and install them yourself
though.
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