Hi Kevin, Many thanks for that clear explanation. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:33 PM
> Hi Ted. > > To the general users it really means nothing at all as you would only > really > be able to change the encoder software if you were a very skilled > programmer > with a degree in psycho acoustics. When software is open source it may be > developed by a large number of developers all contributing freely. This > is > the opposite to proprietary software which is software where only the > executable program is made available such as media player and the source > is > not made available by Microsoft for any Tom, Dick or Harry to have a hack > at > it. > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 2:45 PM > Subject: [Bulk] Re: Open source > > >> Thanks, but I'm not sure I get it. What does that mean, if anything, to >> the >> individual user? >> Ted >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nick G" >> >> >>> Open source means that the audio encoers and decoders release their >>> sourcecode for modification. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:56 AM >>> Subject: Open source >>> >>> >>>> Could someone please explain what open source means, in connection with >>>> compressed audio formats? >>>> >>>> Thanks, Ted >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists >>>> we >>>> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we >>> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we >> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
