[linux-audio-user] Fedora 5 and mp3...

[Russell Hanaghan]

Paul Davis wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 11:12 -0800, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
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>> I have, for the first time, set up FD5 and CCRMA for a look see. I like 
>> how it all works and the RT kernel runs sweet and gives very low Xrun 
>> free latency. My only curiosity is that Redhat seem to be not interested 
>> in pushing the mp3 licensing envelope. Xmms and Amarok wont play my 
>> extensive list of MP3's citing Redhat does not support the format due to 
>> said licensing issues.
>>
>> Other than building from source, are there any players out there that do 
>> support MP3 under FC5?
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> just add livna to your repository list (google for it), and you'll be
> good to go. i use fc5 with mp3's all the time. the fact that RH/Fedora
> "Core" doesn't support it doesn't mean that Fedora cannot.
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Thanks much and also for Brad's subsequent reply.

Russell