Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 04, 2007 04:16 AM
The average CD has between 8 and 10 tracks on it these days. That's between $10 and $12, which is right about the going rate for CD's. I've bought CD's for $7, I've bought two-packs for $19 (all these prices are USD, BTW).
Guess what? As long as you play your CD on GNU/Linux or Free/Net/OpenBSD--which doesn't support Sony-esque rootkit software--you already have non-DRM'd songs anyway. Just rip it into Ogg Vorbis format and stick it on a portable player that supports tracks in that format (there are several now). Given that you visit Linux.com, you *did* make sure to check for Ogg Vorbis support before you plunked down your cash, didn't you?
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Agree; at that price, just buy the CD
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 04, 2007 04:16 AMGuess what? As long as you play your CD on GNU/Linux or Free/Net/OpenBSD--which doesn't support Sony-esque rootkit software--you already have non-DRM'd songs anyway. Just rip it into Ogg Vorbis format and stick it on a portable player that supports tracks in that format (there are several now). Given that you visit Linux.com, you *did* make sure to check for Ogg Vorbis support before you plunked down your cash, didn't you?
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