On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 23:52 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: > On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 23:00, Todd Berman wrote: > > On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 22:50 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: > > > On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 20:42, Todd Berman wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 18:35 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 18:24, Dr Molly Cheah wrote: > > > > > > Why not convert to mp3 files and podcast it? > > > > > > Molly > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Because you need a license for the mp3 format, you get sued and then > > > > > it > > > > > sucks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > You need a license if you are making money with mp3s, and not an > > > > insignificant bit of money. > > > > > > > > > > You mean like all the Free Operating system distros? Its, as a fact, > > > and after dealing with them first hand when we did our radio show, A LOT > > > more complicated and difficult than that. > > > > > > > I find that very very interesting that you bring that up. The reason RH > > doesn't distribute mp3 decoders has nothing to do with licensing costs, > > and everything to do with patent concerns. And if you look at something > > like SuSE, which *does* distribute mp3 support (that they pay Real a > > sublicensing fee for) you will see a lot of "Free Operating system > > distros" that do support it. > > > > SuSE does not have any mp3 support any longer except for the real player > if you opt in for it with a seperate licensing agreement. >
Uh. Yeah. Thanks for saying what I just said. As far as WorldVistA vs NYLXS or whatever, no, I can't think either one is important in the scheme of mp3 (ab)uses. And no, you don't have to scan the document you received, as it is not really important either way. What is important is this audio is still not distributed in either format. If it is an issue of having bandwidth to distribute it, I will happily provide that if the file (in any format) is produced. The preferred route would have been for whoever had the audio 30 messages ago to post a url to it, in whatever format, and let people just deal with it either way. And I am not sure what you mean by 'univeriality'. If you mean "universality" then I can't believe you can argue that a format that multiple people didn't know of, or how to play has more "universality" than mp3. And if you didn't mean "universality", then I don't care either way. Basically, I have no desire to continue this thread (or really any other) with you, as I find you to be a bit abrasive, difficult, and generally misinformed. Also, you are quick to accuse people who are doing things (like JohnLeo Zimmer) of doing nothing while producing nothing but noise yourself (as far as I can see, and if I'm wrong, frankly, I'm past the point of caring). So yeah, to whoever actually *has* a copy of this, if you are unable to post a url to it, if you can get the file my way, I will happily provide hosting for it. --Todd ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
