Re: Ripping MP3s
On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 garyjones@linuxfreemail.com wrote:
>Can anyone recommend any package for creating mp3s from CDs (yes, I do
>own them :) under Debian? I tried searching the package list but there
>was nothing obvious, only players it seemed.
The short answer is you can't. Not because Debian cares a whistle if you
own the CDs or not, but because the MP3 codec is patented by Fraunhofer in
.de. There are many utilities that'll rip CDs to ogg/vorbis format, which
isn't patented, but that doesn't help you use them elsewhere. You may
want to try building lame from source.
>For bonus points you might also like to recommend a sound card, as
>I'm not sure that mine (Yamaha WF192XG) works too well (or at all)
>using GPL-type software.
>
>Thanks,
>Gary, soon getting some RF headphones and wants to turn his computer
>into a jukebox :-D
>
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