On Fri Apr 19, 2002 at 06:33:25PM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm an audio/video software luddite, but I finally want to replace my > 200 CD Sony disc changer pile of junk with my fancy new Debian Woody > workstation's sound capabilities. However, I'm starting to learn that > MP3 encoding is patent encumbered, and the chances of finding a free, > legal in the good ol' USA MP3 encoder for Linux are pretty nearly > nil. Am I right? > > If this is the case, what is the "Debian recommended" or "Debian user > consensus" (if any) on an audio encoder for my CDs? I don't care if > it's actually not MP3 - but it must be free, it must be legal, and > reasonable performance and player choices would be nice.
Mine might not fit strict definitions of "free" then again it might I'm really not too sure. All I know is it's all free as "beer" and that it's probably pretty typical: grip 2.91-1 cdparanoia 3a9.7-2 bladeenc-0.94.2 (from the tar.gz source) If you're quite devoted to free (as in speech) you should probably look into ogg. -CraigW -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
