Re: [ANNOUNCE] fcplay: compressed audio test utility

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On 03-12-19, 11:23, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
> Dne 03. 12. 19 v 11:12 Vinod Koul napsal(a):
> > On 26-11-19, 11:27, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
> > > Dne 19. 11. 19 v 13:43 Vinod Koul napsal(a):
> > > > On 19-11-19, 16:56, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I have forked the cplay test app into fcplay which is a different repo
> > > > > [1] licensed as LGPLv2.1. The reason for fork was me getting sick of
> > > > > seeing the tool miss sync word for mp3 and no support for other formats
> > > > > which I wanted to test. But I was lazy to start exploring all media
> > > > > formats and write a parser for them so I have used libavcodec to the job
> > > > > for me which is GPL.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The fcplay links to libavcodec to get compressed audio parameters and
> > > > > then uses tinycompress to send data to sound card.
> > > > > 
> > > > > It supports mp3 (no more complaints about sync words) and Flac. I will
> > > > > add more formats, wma etc are in the list along with gapless audio
> > > > > playback and support for new changes coming to gapless audio playback
> > > > > as discussed in audio meeting at Lyon.
> > > > > 
> > > > > As usual patches are welcome.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Jaroslav, can we add to alsa-project github as well?
> > > > 
> > > > Here is the missing link!
> > > > 
> > > > [1]: git@xxxxxxxxxx:vinodkoul/fcplay.git
> > > > https://github.com/vinodkoul/fcplay/
> > > 
> > > I would probably add this to the tinycompress package, too. The mixed
> > > licence is not an issue, I think.
> > 
> > That depends on who you talk to :-) Some folks seem to be averse to
> > anything *GPL*! so adding this to tinycompress can have issues for them.
> 
> I mean that you can add a new tool to tinycompress with the LGPL-only
> licence. It depends on the packager/user if he/she accepts it. So, dual
> BSD/LGPL licence by default and LGPL-only to fcplay. You may place this tool
> to src/utils-lgpl directory or so.

Okay that sounds great to me. Let me try doing that instead!

Thanks

-- 
~Vinod
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