Update: John Sullivan of the Free Software Foundation responds in the Talkback section. In addition, the FSF has revised its FAQ page. See the update at the end of this post for details. In the great ...

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Dear Apple, the other day I mentioned that lots of us would like an official position about Ogg Vorbis support for the iPod. Let me restate the request in more clear terms, without my usual ...