The open-source alternative to mp3 makes headway with the release of their first full version. Competition between the Ogg Vorbis audio format and MP3 may begin to heat up as the first full release of Ogg Vorbis is set to launch. Ogg Vorbis is an open source, royalty free, audio encoding software. With record companies readying to flood P2P networks with false MP3s, Ogg Vorbis may get its chance to prove itself to the file-sharing community.
This alternative audio format claims to compress audio files to a smaller degree than the MP3 format, yet retains higher fidelity. Since it introduction, Ogg Vorbis hasn’t quite caught on with the millions of MP3 fans. This open-source project had remained under heavy development, limiting its use to only the most computer savvy individuals. However, the release of its first official version, we may begin to see a population shift from MP3 to the Ogg Vorbis format. Read more on this development at The Register.
