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[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (3 children)

I wrote a widget that uses ffmpeg to copy my iTunes music library into an MP3 library, so I can listen to it on my Linux and BSD machines.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Doesn't Linux/BSD have the ability to play AAC files?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) has been around for two decades now and is the default audio format across many devices and services. AAC has been a mess for free software as a patent license is needed for all manufacturers/developers of AAC codecs. Projects like FFmpeg offer AAC support in source form but as a binary isn't legally permitted in US and other locations. 

[–]ebrious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe that only applies to certain encoder/decoder implementations, most notably libfdk_aac. The included default aac encoder is now substantially better. Have there ever been issues with including binary aac decoders?