On Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:13:33 -0500, Someone <Someone@Somewhere.com>
wrote:
>No one said you shouldn't post, the fact of the matter is that it is appreciated. However, you're posting stuff that is a hybrid and everyone should be aware of that fact. It's a potential problem as it could lead to a foobar relationship which they might not want later......
>Apple, in it's infinite wisdom, didn't really come across with any significant advancements in mP4, it sounds pretty good but only marginally better then mp3. Yet mp4 was sold it as it was something really special. The fact of the matter is that Apple was attempting a measure of control on the market and mp4 was always intended to be just that, regardless of the affect it had on people. Anything that they could claim ownership to.....
>Now it appears as if foobar, via GNU, could attempt the same level of control using a modified approach with the same goals in mind. Please note that I am emphasising could, but to digress to the real point, I wouldn't trust the distribution structure. The cloud, the update apparatus as it leads to the potential of an On-Off switch for the software. Not to mention the user meta which could be potentially collected if it is not being done already....
>The real issue being that you've spent hundreds of hours maintaining a library, now that you've converted all of your music into the hybrid, what happens when the program that you're using all of sudden becomes payware?....
>But you're just dumb enough not to know anything about software engineering or the licensing which is being exchanged almost anonymously these days. From GNU to Cloud to Corporate, the path of excellence continues along with the pimps....
>My vote is to rename the Group to *** Foobar - 24bit 96Khz FLAC (Beware of the Pitfalls) ***
>
Wow. Just wow...
He's gotta be a troll, right?
Can't really be this clueless and get through day-to-day life, right?
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