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diff --git a/doc/emms.texinfo b/doc/emms.texinfo index fed2880..ec8cd1a 100644 --- a/doc/emms.texinfo +++ b/doc/emms.texinfo @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Starting out * Configuration:: More detailed setup and configuration. * Quickstart Guide:: First steps with EMMS for new users. * Getting Help:: Where to get help with Emms and make suggestions. +* Formats and Freedom:: File formats without restrictions. Emms basics * Basic Commands:: How to control Emms with ease. @@ -423,6 +424,33 @@ which mirrors this mailing address at gmane.emacs.emms.user. Emms also has a website at @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/emms/}. +@node Formats and Freedom +@chapter Formats and Freedom + +@cindex freedom +@cindex format + +Emms is free software, but some of the file formats it can play carry +restrictions, they are proprietary file formats. Proprietary software +companies are pushing out audio and video formats which restrict when, +where and how you can play them, and restrict developers from writing +free software which interacts with them. + +Restrictive file formats put the corporate bottom-line before the +public interest. + +Fortunately there are alternatives like Ogg. Ogg is a professional +grade multimedia format. Ogg Vorbis is the compressed audio format +(like MP3), and Ogg Theora is the video format. For more information, +go to @url{http://www.xiph.org/}. + +If you want to transcode audio into a lossless format, you can try +FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec). FLAC stands out as the fastest and +most widely supported lossless audio codec, and the only one that at +once is non-proprietary, is unencumbered by patents and has the source +code for a reference implementation freely available. For more +information about FLAC, go to @url{http://flac.sourceforge.net/}. + @node Basic Commands @chapter Basic Commands |