ogg is second only to flac in sound quality and it comes first if you consider the quality/size ratio, IMO.bark_bark_bark wrote:The only thing I have to say about ogg, is that it sucks compared to more common formats.
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ogg is second only to flac in sound quality and it comes first if you consider the quality/size ratio, IMO.bark_bark_bark wrote:The only thing I have to say about ogg, is that it sucks compared to more common formats.
Nope. ndiswrapper uses proprietary drivers. List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines: ndiswrapper, ndisgtkCLAM01 wrote:For connectivity in free-software installations use ndiswrapper and assign the Windows-Driver to be firmware for the card. CD and DVD drives contain maker-proprietary firmware, as do all CPUs. Since free software attaches to those with no political complaints it should to net cards, too. I would, myself, not being a purist, use any freely available driver that would run the card and consider it part of the card. Purists, though, should be able to remain conscientiously pure through using ndiswrapper to insulate their systems from their cards' proprietary chipsets and drivers.
MP3 playback doesn't require proprietary software to be played back, the only problem is that it's patented, (in the U.S. at least) so the Free Software to play it back is patent infringing. I'd assume that the MP3 decoder in Puppy is free (as in freedom).bark_bark_bark wrote:If puppy only had free software, it would be a disaster playing my music (as they are in .mp3 and I want it that way). I also couldn't connect to the interent without a 100ft+ long ethernet cord.
The distro I use, Trisquel, is based in Spain, where software patents are illegal, so the developers don't have to worry about getting sued for patent infringement.Ibidem wrote: mp3 support is technically available in Free software (lame, mad, mpg123 now that it's LGPL), but some argue that the patents mean that a Free distro shouldn't package it; Debian says that decoders count as free now that they have a lawyer to advise them (IIRC).
No one is forced to adhere to their guidelines. Even my computer is not fully free. There is the nonfree BIOS and CPU microcode.CLAM01 wrote: The FSF's take seems to be somewhere between "If you don't agree with our guidelines, we don't care what you think" and "If you're not a purist, you're a traitor!"