[linux-audio-user] ogg for Windows made really easy

[Jan Depner]

On Sun, 2006-01-15 at 14:22 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-01-15 at 19:08 +0000, guy wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I have read several comments about ogg format & Windoze & want to 
> > highlight what seems a very well kept secret.  There is a brilliant & 
> > tiny (592kb!) open source media player for Windoze called coolplayer.  
> > It runs straight from the binary
> > without need for installation.  If you want to stick to an open music 
> > format it is very easy for anyone to obtain. The bottom line is folks, 
> > anyone can easily & freely have a means of playing ogg files on a 
> > windoze box. 
> > 
> > The url is http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/ & the zip file download is 
> > only 318kb.
> > 
> > Hope you do not feel this is OT as it concerns sharing music in an open 
> > format.
> 
> Personally I think it's a losing battle to ask Windows users to use
> anything but WMP.  Like it or not MP3 is the standard.  We need to make
> MP3 "Just Work" on Linux.
> 
> MP3 is not a "closed format" it just has some patent issues (which may
> not be issues at all).
> 
> I find it amusing that so many people who won't use MP3 due to its
> "encumbrance" will happily run the proprietary Nvidia driver...
> 

    I don't have any problem using mp3 (as demonstrated) but ogg is
superior in reproducing the sound of the original.  If it weren't for
exactly what you pointed out I would much prefer using ogg.


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