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Re: [ITP] mp3info-0.8.5a


On 29/05/2014 21:26 +0400, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:

> On 2014-05-28 18:26, Filipp Gunbin wrote:
>> I'd like to maintain mp3info for Cygwin.  It does not have a good build
>> system, but it's simple and I somewhat managed it to work.  Besides
>> using it as a standalone utility, it can be used in Emacs EMMS (that's
>> in fact is why I need it).
>
> Sorry; our policy is to not include MP3 software in the distribution,
> so unfortunately this package cannot be accepted.
>
> I hope you will still consider becoming a maintainer for another
> package.  There are always packages needing new maintainers; these are
> marked as ORPHANED here:
>
> https://cygwin.com/cygwin-pkg-maint
>
>
> Yaakov

That's a pity!  No need to say what a huge amount of music is
distributed in mp3 nowadays (that's a pity, too).

Anyway, thanks.

Filipp


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