Written by jamesisin the 14 Apr 09 at 01:14.

If the DAAP share were to lie to iTunes about which MIME type it was sending (masking a flacs and oggs as QT movie files), the aforementioned local solution would allow playback of flacs and oggs across DAAP through iTunes.

More information here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7055287

NOTE:

There is already a working DAAP plugin for Rhythmbox. It just needs to lie to iTunes so that when folks using Macs visit we Ubunut cats they can connect to the DAAP share too. This is a positive inroad for Ubuntu and flac usage. To the point, this is probably more likely to apply pressure to Apple than anything else (it would encourage a consumer demand for flac within their own user base).

Wikipedia points out:

"DAAP has also been implemented in other non-iTunes media applications such as Banshee, Amarok, Exaile (with a plugin), Songbird (with a plugin), Rhythmbox, and WiFiTunes."

If the DAAP share were to lie to iTunes about which MIME type it was sending (masking a flacs and oggs as QT movie files), the aforementioned local solution would allow playback of flacs and oggs across DAAP through iTunes. More information here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7055287 NOTE: There is already a working DAAP plugin for Rhythmbox. It just needs to lie to iTunes so that when folks using Macs visit we Ubunut cats they can connect to the DAAP share too. This is a positive inroad for Ubuntu and flac usage. To the point, this is probably more likely to apply pressure to Apple than anything else (it would encourage a consumer demand for flac within their own user base). Wikipedia points out: "DAAP has also been implemented in other non-iTunes media applications such as Banshee, Amarok, Exaile (with a plugin), Songbird (with a plugin), Rhythmbox, and WiFiTunes."

Written by Darwin Survivor the 14 Apr 09 at 22:09.

Apple, being a OS designed for audio/video/images guys should be able to implement a free, high-quality, lossless audio codec...

Apple, being a OS designed for audio/video/images guys should be able to implement a free, high-quality, lossless audio codec...