At 09:35 AM 10/17/02 -0700, you wrote: >-- >The right answer is not 'download the xmms-mpg123' rpm. The right >answer is use .ogg format instead. Demand it from those whom you trade >music with. So that mp3 will go away. ;) > >I say this because there may come a day in which you wont be able to >freely download xmms-mpg123 either. It is better to free your self from >the mp3 patent now, instead of when its too late. ;) > >-- >Derek Neighbors Good point. Follow-up question then is: Is there a utility for easily converting MP3 to OGG? Something script-able would be great. Point it at a directory and say convert. Alan