[Freeciv-Dev] Re: MP3 Patent Issues

["Sam BC" <sambc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unless one sound format is eventually decided upon, then is it not worth
working via a sound plugin API system, so you can compile one of any number
of audio modules (akin to choice of client) dependent on preferences and on
which libraries/apps are present?


SamBC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Burrows [mailto:daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Daniel Burrows
> Sent: 27 June 2000 15:07
> To: Sam BC
> Cc: Freeciv Development Mailing List
> Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: MP3 Patent Issues
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 02:29:02PM +0100, Sam BC
> <sambc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> was heard to say:
> > So, in review, there is nothing stopping use of MP3 sound in
> any way as long
> > as the sounds/music are ENcoded in Europe or with European software.
> >
> > So, getting back to the very original reason for this
> discussion, if people
> > want to start any development for sounds (reactionary fx or
> ambient music)
> > there is no reason not to use MP3.
>
>   It sounds to me like there's also no reason not to use Ogg Vorbis, which
> (aside from having a cool name :) ) is unquestionably safe and
> free to use,
> and has (if I remember correctly) free library implementations already.
>
>   It's not quite finished, and not available everywhere yet, but
> neither is
> Freeciv sound support :-)
>
>   (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)
>
>   Daniel
>
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