Paden wrote: > badbob;391777 Wrote: >> You'll be going from a proprietary locked in codec to a open source one. > > *newbie alert* what does your post actually mean? :-)
If you ignore the "codec" part, it means going from a proprietary Apple Corp software product (AAC) to an open source (flac) one. While Apple may or may not be nice today, and maybe tomorrow, you don't know. They may decide to charge a fee for using their proprietary software, that is their right. Flac is free in several senses. The software is free (no money) and free to use and change (open source license). So while someone could make flac$, and could charge money for it, it would not be flac and not be free (money or license). This to me is the critical and most important part. flac is free because the license says it is free. "codec" is the thing that changes bits. Codec is the general term, compressor (wav to mp3) is the more specific one. Flac takes wav/pcm files and makes them be flac files, or vice versa. Its fast, free and always will be -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
