[!CrackMonkey!] Ogg Vorbis vs. MP3 (was Re: on pigdog)

[Matt Obert]

Not Erik <squinky at dasbistro.com> looked into the void, and said:

> On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 10:34:18AM -0400, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> > I'm glad you agree that Ogg Vorbis is not yet a choice.  Wake me when it
> > is.
> 
> Weird.  I use Ogg Vorbis on my iPAQ.  If I had any idea that it wasn't
> a choice I wouldn't have wasted my time with it.
> 
> Damn-- now I have to go convert all my .ogg files back to MP3s _again_!
> 
> It's a good thing MP3 is lossless compression, or they'd sound like shit!

  Wow.

  I would never have resubscribed to Crackmonkey if I'd known
  the amount of disinformation that's routinely posted here as
  sophisticated troll humor for those in the know (an egregious
  example being the fsf guy who started the thread about using
  procmail with gnus for emacs) ... this shit is starting to
  drive me crazy (although I must admit, it's a short drive.)

  Of course, the true fact of the matter is that both MP3 and
  Ogg Vorbis are lossy compression -- it's just that .ogg is
  less lossy, and has the added benefits of making smaller
  compressed files and being patent-free (hence, royalty-free.)

  Correct me if I'm wrong ... but don't just contradict me if
  you're trolling.

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