JJZolx wrote: > > My understanding is that as far as copyright issues are concerned, the > only thing prevented would be the re-distribution of Squeezebox > firmware. Which seems like a minor concern when you consider that the > firmware for older Squeezeboxes is no longer being updated and new > firmware for SqueezePlay devices is downloaded on the fly. As far as > codecs are concerned: is Logitech actually licensing any of the > distributed software? They don't even distribute LAME with the server > for MP3 encoding.
They do license a lot for the players. There are two aspects here: Software licenses (probably for mp3, WMA, and AAC) and patent fees (at least mp3 and WMA, not sure about AAC). Both come with a fixed minimum cost that makes them prohibitive at low volumes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
