HA HA! [your-preferred-audio-codec] SUCKS!
Key:
OSS - Open Source Software compliance attribute
CRP - Corporation-Friendly compliance attribute
GEK - Geek Status attribute
RYL - Royalty-encumbered attribute
ogg - free, unencumbered audio codec. good quality, especially
at low bitrates. playable on some Rio players (though
I hear Rio's support has waned).
OSS +3
CRP 0
GEK +2
RYL 0
acc - non-free codec. good quality. only playable (AFAIK) on
iTunes and other Apple audio players.
OSS -2
CRP +3
GEK +1
RYL ?? (not aware of the royalty status of AAC; anyone?)
wma - non-free codec. good quality (AFAIK). only playable
(AFAIK) on Windows Media Player and a moderate variety of
mass-market mp3 players.
OSS -3
CRP +1
GEK -2
RYL +2
mp3 - non-free but easily available on almost any linux distro
(even redhat). most widely supported lossy audio
compression codec. plays on almost all portable players.
lose Freedom points.
OSS -1
CRP +1
GEK 0
RYL +2
Corrections/additions welcome.
Please make your own (informed) decision.
Tim
--
Lucy Lawless is a hot cuter blonde...
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