I vote for #3, as #1 would be a lot of work for you guys, and #2… well, just
about everyone knows what MP3s are. There are a lot of people who don't know
what an OGG is. >.>


On 7/23/07, Adam Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

IMO #3 is perfectly acceptable if you can provide a third-party utility
that shows you the sampling rate. #2 breaks compatibility and also I hate
it. #1... well, I'm fine with that, but I wouldn't be doing the work.

On 7/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
> http://gilgamesh.hamsterrepublic.com/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=372
>
>
>
>
>
> ------- Comment #18 from [EMAIL PROTECTED]  2007-07-23 12:45
> -------
> I see no practical way to programatically detect unsupported MP3 files
> that
> isn't close in complexity to implementing our own full-feature MPEG
> decoder
> with all versions of ID3 and variable bit rate support in FreeBasic...
> which is
> not something I desire to do.
>
> The only simple reliable way to eliminate this crash is to just flat out
> forbid
> MP3 format... but that really sucks too, and I don't want to do it.
>
> Which leaves us with the option of ignoring the bug, and clearly
> documenting
> the fact that only 22050 and 44100 are to be used. If somebody tries to
> use an
> unsupported version, they crash, read the FAQ, and learn what they did
> wrong.
> This solution sucks too.
>
> Which of these three options is least awful? Discussion?
>
> 1) Re-invent a *VERY LARGE* wheel just to know which mp3 files to refuse
> to
> play.
> 2) Discard support the most popular digital music format, saying
> "Convert to
> OGG, you n00bz!"
> 3) Give up and accept a serious crash, document it, pretend nothing is
> wrong.
>
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