On Friday 28 Jan 2005 16:44, viraj ambetkar wrote: Viraj- I realise it's not what you asked (other posters have already seen to that), but maybe you would consider storing your music in a freer format, such as Ogg Vorbis? These formats are not subject to software patents in the US, and as such RedHat can distribute the decoders. Of course, it depends if you are making the files or not, what you want to play them on and who you share them with. Just thought I'd outline the alternative to mp3. -- Jim