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Subject:    Re: [Plf-discuss] [PLF-announce] [RPM]
From:       Eskild Hustvedt <eskild () mandriva ! org>
Date:       2006-09-24 15:59:06
Message-ID: 20060924155906.GA26646 () faerun ! ath ! cx
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On 24.09.2006 16:41, GXXtz Waschk wrote:
> Name        : lame                         Relocations: (not relocatable)
> Version     : 3.97                              Vendor: Penguin Liberation Front
> Release     : 1plf2007.0                    Build Date: So 24 Sep 2006 16:38:48 CEST
> Install Date: (not installed)               Build Host: ryu.zarb.org
> Group       : Sound                         Source RPM: (none)
> Size        : 1085014      License: LGPL
> Signature   : (none)
> Packager    : Götz Waschk <goetz@zarb.org>
> URL         : http://lame.sourceforge.net
> Summary     : LAME Ain't an MP3 Encoder
> Description :
> Following the great history of GNU naming, LAME originally stood for LAME
> Ain't an Mp3 Encoder. LAME started life as a GPL'd patch against the
> dist10 ISO demonstration source, and thus was incapable of producing an
> mp3 stream or even being compiled by itself. But in May 2000, the last
> remnants of the ISO source code were replaced, and now LAME is the source
> code for a fully GPL'd MP3 encoder, with speed and quality to rival all
> commercial competitors.
> 
> LAME is an educational tool to be used for learning about MP3 encoding.
> The goal of the LAME project is to use the open source model to improve
> the psycho acoustics, noise shaping and speed of MP3.
> 
> LAME is not for everyone - it is distributed as source code only and
> requires the ability to use a C compiler. However, many popular ripping
> and encoding programs include the LAME encoding engine, see: Software
> which uses LAME.
> 
> Personal and commercial use of compiled versions of LAME (or any other mp3
> encoder) requires a patent license in some countries.
> 
This desc could use some cleanup
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