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Re: mp3 encoder?



Andy Hartford <hartford@h0001022c16f6.ne.mediaone.net> writes:

> Maybe I'm blind, but I can't find any mp3 encoders in Debian.
> Where's LAME, etc??

About lame: afaik there are patent issues with LAME.

Fraunhofer has patented the algorithms used in the ISO reference
implementation.

Even though LAME does not use the reference implementation any longer
(afaik) (they have rewritten that code, and they are using their own
psycho-acoustic model, etc.), they might still violate patents.



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