[vorbis] Debian mp3->vorbis transcoding

[David Parker]

On Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:49:34 -0700, Craig Dickson wrote:

> debian-devel list this morning. Another Debian developer is proposing to
> submit an mp3->vorbis transcoding program for inclusion in Debian. I
> have objected to this on the grounds that the resulting vorbis files
> will sound like crap, and I have also pointed out that the vorbis
> developers have a low opinion of this sort of transcoding (I think this

In this case the quality issues are irrelevant since the patent royalties
prohibit (free) distribution of such a tool anyway. Software that transcodes
mp3 to vorbis is still utilizing an mp3 decoder of some sort.

David

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