Lars Luthman wrote: > Couldn't someone in a country without software patents code an MP3 write > module that could be distributed as a patch
That would never work; the libsndfile internals change often enough to make this impossible. > or separate version of libsndfile? Sure, anyone who wants to could do it. > Although the only reason I can think of for writing MP3s is to export > files to old hardware audio players that don't support Vorbis. Exactly. And anyone on this situation can just use the LAME encoder. Erik -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Erik de Castro Lopo [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yes it's valid) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ "Therapists typically base the nuttiness of a patient on the strength of their convictions, on which basis this 43,000 word opus alone stands as a kind of testament to Bill's (Gates) madness." - The Register
