Thread: An OGG-free Linux distro?
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2009-10-06 , 14:36
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Originally Posted by Flandry View Post
I just noticed that Ogg Vorbis is not listed as a supported audio format. I had assumed it wold be, as it is the only decent free and unencumbered audio format that i'm aware of. I've done a bit of searching and not really found anything to justify this bizarre shortcoming in a linux distribution. I'd appreciate it if someone who knows could explain:
1- Why Ogg codecs aren't natively supported
2- When they will be

I ripped all my CDs to Ogg files when i moved, and the lack of Ogg playback on my current portable music player/phone has been an annoyance.
OGG is not supported natively within the tablets because Nokia is not convinced that it is unencumbered at all. Since they can't go to anyone to license it, they can't be sure they can't be nailed with a lawsuit. There's much deeper discussion about this in previous "we want OGG" threads here on the forums.

In the meantime, the community is supporting OGG with the aptly-named "ogg-support" package. Info on what it does and supports can be found here: http://tuomas.kulve.fi/blog/2009/10/...mantle-extras/

Hope this helps.
 

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