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Subject: Re: MP3 Licensing changeRe: MP3 Licensing change
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From: Björn Stenberg <bjorn_at_haxx.se>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:10:55 +0200
Leif Sawyer wrote:
> With the recent reversal of licensing for MP3 decoders, what
> is the impact on RockBox?
Nothing. We don't distribute an mp3 decoder nor encoder. All mp3 work is handled by the Micronas chips, for which Micronas is paying the licenses.
> If there is a perceived issue, will this spearhead any work
> on OGG support, even though such a task might be extremely cumbersome?
The lack of Ogg support is not because it's "cumbersome". It's because it's impossible. Nothing short of a miracle will help.
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:10:55 +0200
Leif Sawyer wrote:
> With the recent reversal of licensing for MP3 decoders, what
> is the impact on RockBox?
Nothing. We don't distribute an mp3 decoder nor encoder. All mp3 work is handled by the Micronas chips, for which Micronas is paying the licenses.
> If there is a perceived issue, will this spearhead any work
> on OGG support, even though such a task might be extremely cumbersome?
The lack of Ogg support is not because it's "cumbersome". It's because it's impossible. Nothing short of a miracle will help.
-- BjörnReceived on 2002-08-29
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