I rip every CD I buy at shows, partly because I don't have a good CD player/HIFI to play them on. Hell, I don't even have a CD drive in my main computer, instead relying on an old Acer/Gateway all-in-one whose speakers are shite but whose CD drive works fine. Once I have the files ripped and copied to my main machine, i file the CDs neatly away in a box in my storage locker, as I don't really need them taking up space.
Thusly, the bands get their cut, and I get my listening fix.
All thanks to SoundKonverter, which conveniently ships with Kubuntu.
I forgot where I was going with this.... Has anyone seen my pants?