Re: Problem with grip and id3

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On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 10:17, S. Boucher wrote:
> id3lib-3.8.3 really should be provided as a package.  Without it, grip 
> cannot do id3v2 tags, and that's bad because id3v1 is limited.
> 
> If id3lib is provided as an update rpm, an new grip rpm should alsow be 
> provided.
> 
> I'm aware that mp3 isn't supported in fedora for legal reasons, but are 
> there legal issues with providing id3lib?  It's only a library to modify 
> the tag of files.
> 
> Of course, I get around all of that by compiling a new xmms, and 
> installing lame, id3lib.  Only problem is I can't get grip to compile 
> properly... but that's another matter for some other time.

Have you checked out http://freshrpms.net?  Many extra RPM's for FC1.

> PS. it sux that Fedora Core1 is mp3 incapable, otherwise I like it.

Is there a reason you _need_ MP3 over OGG?  IMO, OGG quality is just as
good, if not better and there is non of that legal/patent crap as with
the MP3 format.

Jim Drabb
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