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

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Subject: Re: AW: [linux-audio-user] ogg player for Windows?
From: Mark Knecht (markknecht_AT_comcast.net)
Date: Fri Oct 10 2003 - 07:22:43 EEST


On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 18:55, Tim Orford wrote:
> > I think the real job to be done is to make ogg a standard that's
> > accepted by M$ one fo these days and just included in their Media Player
> > releases, so the user doesn't have to figure this stuff out. As I said,
>
> open formats are complete anathema to microsoft. They will
> *never* *ever* support ogg until the US government does its job
> properly.

Yes, sadly quite true...

>
>
> with wma becoming the standard for commercial releases, its very
> sad.

Yes...

>
>
> personally i feel its important to lead by example, while at
> the same time recognising that not everyone is in a position to
> be able to do the same...

Sure. No problem. However, don't necessarily think everyone wants to be
an example. I've posted mp3 + ra in the past. I could add .ogg to that
in the future to support the cause without cutting off my own nose,
right?

Take care,
Mark


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