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Wikipedia currently hosts content only in free and patent-unencumbered formats (see [[Wikipedia:Media]]). This means that audio must be encoded as [[Ogg Vorbis]] and video as [[Ogg Theora]]. Currently, these formats are less supported and known than formats like [[MP3]] and [[MPEG]]. The Ogg formats decrease the ease with which people can use content in Wikipedia; the MP3 and MPEG formats require patent licenses to legally encode, manipulate and distribute. |
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My preference would be: |
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=== That Wikipedia support only free and |
=== That Wikipedia support only free and patent-unencumbered formats === |
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Revision as of 05:42, 22 July 2007
File formats
Wikipedia currently hosts content only in free and patent-unencumbered formats (see Wikipedia:Media). This means that audio must be encoded as Ogg Vorbis and video as Ogg Theora. Currently, these formats are less supported and known than formats like MP3 and MPEG. The Ogg formats decrease the ease with which people can use content in Wikipedia; the MP3 and MPEG formats require patent licenses to legally encode, manipulate and distribute.
My preference would be: