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PlayOgg!

byFree Software Foundation Contributions — Published on Mar 17, 2010 03:20 PM Increasingly, proprietary software companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe are pushing video and audio formats that restrict access and restrict software developers. Thankfully, there is an alternative that can be played on all computers without restriction — Ogg. With Ogg, professional grade multimedia formats such as Vorbis, Theora, Opus and FLAC come to life! Vorbis and Theora are used extensively by free software projects, artists and a growing number of music and video distributors. News: in early 2017, the patent on MP3, an audio format competing with Ogg, expired.

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To play Ogg files you need a media player that understands these formats. Many different free software players work with Ogg. We like one called VLC Media Player. Follow our instructions to install VLC. ●Petition This American Life to make their streams and downloads available in Ogg Vorbis ●Join the mailing list to find out about news, actions, and ways you can support the campaign ●Subscribe to the campaign discussion list to talk with other supporters about promoting free formats. ●Visit our list of Ogg friendly sites ●Promote Ogg with buttons and graphics for your website or blog ●PlayOgg Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ●List of portable players that support Ogg formats ●Encourage your friends to join the campaign If you know of any sites that use Ogg Vorbis, Theora, Opus, or other free media formats, please submit them to campaigns@fsf.org for inclusion on the PlayOgg list. Read this page in Spanish.

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