sabayon (was fc6 slip)

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2006-10-18 at 08:06 -0700, Nathan England wrote:
> >
> > Don't blame the "distro makers". Blame those who used MP3 format. (For at
> > least a few years we have had better choices.)
> 
> Better choices? I agree. I used to love the old vq3 format, it blew away mp3 
> completely! OGG? It's ok. I used to use it, till I realized that it doesn't 
> work anywhere.
> 
> My car stereo plays mp3 files.
> My iPod plays mp3 files.
> My DVD player plays mp3 files.
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No question about it, it's easier to give in to proprietary standards
than to resist and push the manufacturers to adopt the open standards.

When you talk about an iPod, you are talking about Apple who has an axe
to grind as they seek to become the dominant force in DRM.

And just out of curiosity, doesn't iTunes convert the mp3 files into AAC
format before putting them on your iPod?
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> 
> None of them have any idea what OGG is. 
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Are you sure about the 'none' ?

Craig