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Buying CD/DVD or digital media can be 100% FOSS. Another issue.

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How is that FOSS, does it come with the mastered version of all the songs in Ardour? Of course not.

ghostermonster
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22Y

You can legally rip it with FOSS

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Dude, that’s not the point…

ghostermonster
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Can you please explain more, because maybe I don’t get it?

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FOSS only applies to code, you can’t change the source of art. It’s art, you can either own it or just enjoy it (like when you go to museums). You can’t actually change it to the way you like it. You’d have to have and own the DAW’s working mastered project files to make it FOSS compatible. No one does that.

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While it’s not entirely “source” and it’s not common, a few albums have been released with stem files.

Nine Inch Nails is notable for being progressive in this area.

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22Y

Yeah, I know that NIN does release the stem files with their releases, but it’s just 1 or 2 bands worldwide, most don’t do that.

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Still it is a thing though.

I was just making the point that conceptually “open source music” exists and has even been commercially released by notable artists.

ghostermonster
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22Y

Now I understand. So the problem with the root comment is that there can be FOSS software to play media you bought, but it still could be streamed and illegal to save or modify, so you don’t “own” the media in some sense.

True that software and media are different things.

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Yes, exactly 👍.

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Most modern day cars don’t even come with CD players anymore and it simply is not as convenient as just making a quick playlist on a streaming service. And you aren’t gonna carry around a Sony Discman while working out at the gym are you💀

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In most countries it is legal to rip discs and there are many many tools for that. I have a script, so with a press of a button it is copied in FLAC format to my NAS. This is the way to actually buy and own music today, with total privacy and without non open source programs.

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And you aren’t gonna carry around a Sony Discman while working out at the gym are you💀

Don’t mind me here with my walkman and cassettes.

But yes the lack of cassette decks and compact disc players in the wild has reached new heights unfortunately, hell they’re getting rid of AUX ports now, the absolute fucking cunts they are! My laptops don’t even have disk drives anymore, I had to get an external one.

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Don’t worry I also have a few cassettes and a cassette deck laying around and as much as I would love to go back in time and throw in a good old tape in the car radio, it just ain’t like that anymore you gotta at LEAST bluetooth it in new cars if not Apple Car Play/Android Auto because like you said they are getting rid of Aux ports

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This is true, but I don’t have to be happy about it dammit! Lol

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