On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 03:21:42AM +1000, Ben Burton wrote:
>
> > Maybe, but I think lots of people will have to convert mp3 to vorbis if mp3
> > decoder dispear from Debian.
> > mp32ogg is the way to help us.
>
> But I still don't understand how we can have mp32ogg if mp3 decoders
> disappear from debian, since presumably one must decode the mp3 in order
> to convert it to ogg?
When that happens, mp32ogg simply becomes "contrib", that's all. (Who's to
say someone won't want to use it with a licensed mp3 decoder obtained from
elsewhere?)
I'm staying neutral on the quality issue. Yes, degrading mp3s into oggs
sucks. Yes users should have a choice. I don't know which is more important
in this case.
Ben
(Personally, I'll be re-ripping my remaining small collection of mp3s from
my CDs in ogg format and simply delete any mp3s leftover after that.)
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