Why won't Songbird be allowed to burn, rip cd's?

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I believe that it is officially in the roadmap for April '09. "CD-RIP/Encode/Metadata Lookup". Patience is a virtue, it will all be worth it.

So far I like this software. I spend a lot of time on the road and being able to burn cds of my favorite songs would be a big plus. It would complete your development (basic level) and make this a 5 star program.

G'day,

Just an update. From 1.4.0, Windows will have full CD Ripping support (to FLAC/OGG/WMA).

It also looks like CD-ripping for OSX has just landed in 1.5/Trunk builds of Songbird, and so should be available on release of 1.5 (unless serious issues are discovered).

Also, Linux CD ripping support is targeted for Led Zeppelin (1.5). The relevant bug report is 17839. Obviously there are no promises, but the bug has been assigned to someone, and it appears they are actively working on it, so it looks like that there is a good chance that it will be available in the next 4 months ;)

So, from 1.4.0, there will be windows CD-ripping support, and from 1.5.0, there is a very good chance that Linux and OSX will be supported too (even though they aren't mentioned on the roadmap).