AW: [linux-audio-user] ogg player for Windows?

[Patrick Shirkey]

Mark Knecht wrote:
>
> 
>>I back you on this Frank. It's roughly equivalent to gpl'ing code. At 
>>least from a philosophical perspective if not legal. Anyone who tries to 
>>pass off an open source ogg release as their own music is just lame but 
>>they should be encouraged to sample it and rework it to their hearts 
>>content. I just wish flac was more widely accepted but that ain't gonna 
>>happen.
> 
> 
> Patrick,
>    I didn't understand your point. I didn't think we were talking about
> passing other people's music off as our own. I thought we were saying
> that Windows users cannot listen to ogg files without making adjustments
> to their systems. 
> 
>    I guess I just didn't follow your point.
> 

You were also suggesting that if we don't provide music in mp3 format we 
are missing out on a huge market.

ogg format comes with less political bs than any of the other major file 
formats and if a user can't figure out how to listen to one that's just 
too bad. If you've only got blue chips and the slot machines want red 
chips you either don't play or you go and get red chips right?

I wouldn't buy an mp3 anyway and wouldn't sell any music that wasn't at 
least cd quality, so providing mp3's is not a high priority for me.

One of the ways that Linux audio will appeal to people is by retaining a 
certain amount of exclusivity. That's what makes it cool. If we end up 
with millions of people all playing the same cheesey noises with Linux 
apps then we've lost IMO.


-- 
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! 
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything 
I've ever done.

Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman