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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. DRM by DaHat · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Given that they likely won't use DRM with their downloads (after all, a Linux distro doing DRM would be quickly abandoned by many of its users and be excommunicated by RMS)... that would seem to mean that the major labels would not allow their songs to be put on it, counting out the majority of popular music today.

    Shame.

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    1. Re:DRM by TheQuantumShift · · Score: 4, Funny
      "counting out the majority of popular music today"

      Thank god.

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  2. Re:Maybe... by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe this service will tank and Apple will say,"See we were right, theres no market there"

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  3. BETTER news link HERE: by reaktor · · Score: 4, Informative

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