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Mandriva Linux to Offer Online Music Service

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rockin'-penguins dept.

dysfirkin writes "Mandriva 2006 is to be the first Linux distro to offer built in online music service. The service will compete with the likes of emusic.com for the music business of Linux users. I have not used Mindawn before, but the service is offered in Ogg Vorbis and FLAC."

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  1. Incredibly annoying popup thingy alert! by onebuttonmouse · · Score: 3, Informative

    and annoying auto playing video with sound!

    Doesn't mention how much this will cost. I'm guessing from the text of the article that this is a pay-per-song service rather than a subscription model, but it doesn't explicitly say.

    Interesting that it will support Linux, Windows and OS X - is this the only music service that can claim this kind of compatibility?

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    1. Re:Incredibly annoying popup thingy alert! by snooga · · Score: 3, Informative
      Interesting that it will support Linux, Windows and OS X - is this the only music service that can claim this kind of compatibility?
      Nope. Bleep.com provides DRM free MP3s of loads of interesting artists from The Arctic Monkeys and Maximo Park to Billy Bragg and Boards of Canada. From their FAQ:
      Bleep files have no 'DRM' or copy protection built in. We believe that most people like to be treated as customers and not potential criminals - DRM is easily circumvented and just puts obstacles in the way of enjoying music.
  2. BETTER news link HERE: by reaktor · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.mindawn.com/news/34?PHPSESSID=109de8547 5f3274709a8bd0cb78e05d0

  3. Re:If Microsoft did this... by AdamWill · · Score: 3, Informative

    That would be because they're the incumbent monopoly in the desktop operating system market. Much as we (Mandriva) would like to be, we're not.