That is not necessary. Linux can rip CDs (and DVDs) and needs lame, just as
Windows does to produce mp3s. However, Linux can copy both DVDs and CDs without
this intermediary step. It can use disk at one (dao), copy track at once (tao)
or raw. It can also make ISO and other kinds of image files and shrink DVDs from
double density to fit on a normal DVD disk. In short, you can do anything in
Linux that you can do in Windows as far as burning and copying goes.