[Freeciv-Dev] Re: MP3 Patent Issues

[Daniel Zinsli <s830+priv@xxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel Burrows <Daniel_Burrows@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>   (probably, though, the best thing to do is to allow multiple file
>   formats to be used; all we really need (I think?) is a
>   play_foo_file_format() routine for each format.  if the libs aren't
>   available, the routines can be #ifdefed to be NOPs)

Yup, that would be nice. One feature that would be cool would be
sims-like mp3 playing. If freeciv gets sound effects, I probably have to
chose between them or listening to mp3's. But if freeciv integrates a
mp3-player in its sound mixer, I can just point freeciv to my mp3-dir
and have the best of both worlds :)

However, I'm not very knowledgeable on this. Perhaps a sound-daemon can
work? Could someone elaborate on the mixing process?
-- 
Daniel Zinsli
University of Bergen, Norway
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