On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 06:59:24PM -0500, Mark Wallace wrote:
> The problem might be codecs.  Many of the codecs that we are using are 
> reverse engineered, and some are better than others.  Ubuntu lists codecs 
> as good, bad and ugly for this reason (besides their might being a 
> violation of copyright laws in the case of some of the windows codecs.)
>
> Try installing different codecs.  that can get compicated in that you might 
> install the right one but your system might still be using the wrong one 
> that is giving you the trouble.  Be carefull uninstalling codecs.  Be sure 
> that you remember which ones that you installed so that  you can put them 
> back in.

MP3 codecs are not reverse engineered.  The codec is very well known and
published.  Licensing issues are something else entirely.

-m

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