Margaret Clark wrote:
> I find this attitude stupid. Here you guys are... using an ILLEGAL > product (or did you pay the legally required licensing fees?), LAME is not illegal. As others have pointed out, LAME is modified ISO code, which was freely available at first, but later FHG began enforcing its patents. Now all the original code has been replaced, and violates no patents. Do not forget most countries don't recognise software patents as valid and legally enforceable. > then bitching, because someone wants to remove the branding. I don't > get it. Sounds like thieves complaining they got robbed. Your eloquence is charming :-) Personally, I regard open source developers in higher esteem than most corporate entities, who solely exist for money, money and more money. Moreover, your accusation that we are 'thieves' is quite ironic when you read on... > BTW, no, I prefer the branding in the files, as it makes knowing what > encoder used easier to detect when > downloading from file sharing services. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unless you are working for the RIAA, I don't believe you're innocent of the same. Best regards Jason _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
