[Advocate Play Ogg] Re: PlayOgg

[advocate]

On Sun, 20 May 2007 16:14:19 -0500, Guy Johnston  
<address@hidden> wrote:

> Dominic Lepiane wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I saw a message today about this new "Play Ogg" campaign started by the  
> > FSF.
> > As per most "yay Ogg" pages on the web, the site extols the virtues of  
> > Ogg
> > (Vorbis generally) over MP3.  I just wanted to point out that AAC (MP4)  
> > is a
> > codec (and container, respectively) that is rapidly growing in  
> > popularity
> > thanks to the great success of iTunes which currently has what, 90% of  
> > the
> > Online music sales market?  I would encourage the advocates for PlayOgg  
> > to
> > critique AAC in addition to MP3.
> >
> > Thanks for your attention
> >
> >
> >
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> I think that would be a good addition, but I think the main criticism  
> should still be aimed at MP3.
> MP3 is still the most popular format, and it's reasonably well known  
> that formats such as AAC are
> proprietary, whereas MP3 is often said to "play everywhere", and  
> promoted as if it wasn't
> proprietary. One place it doesn't play is with free (as in freedom)  
> applications which people want
> to distribute without risking being sued for patent infringement.

Do we have anyone from Xinph community here?

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