Re: [mpc-general] MPC ( musepack ) INTEGER decoder sources for ARM processors, L-GPL !!! was : Re: Dolby AAC licensing costs ??]

On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 14:18, Christian HJ Wiesner wrote:
> Jo=C3=ABl Bourquard wrote:
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> >Excellent news ! Kudos to this Chinese guy !!
> >
> >Maybe we could suggest MPC to Rio for inclusion into the Karma ? MPC
> >wouldn't hurt, it already has Vorbis.. ;-)
> >
> >Their developers seem very open-minded, so if the module is well-writt=
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> >and they probably have licensed pretty much every audio format already=
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> >it might be a good idea.
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> >Anyway, I wouldn't do it before we all agree.
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> >By the way, does someone here have an ARM-based development board and
> >some skills for testing the codec ?
> >
> >Best Regards
> >Jo=C3=ABl
> >
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> I remember there once was an online petition for MPC at some hardware=20
> manufacturer ? Was it Rio ? I guess the main problem with these units i=
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> that the maximum size of the flash is very limited, so they have to=20
> watch pretty carefully what to support and what not. Having different=20
> firmware versions for different user profiles is one way to overcome=20
> this limitation, but requires more maintenance effort, and thus costs. =
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> dont think the MPC user group, for ROI and the numbers they think in, i=
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> big enough to justify the effort.
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> For the guys we are talking to, well they launch new firmwares almost=20
> every month, and they want to differentiate themselves from the cheapo=20
> DVD standalones by offering special features no other units do have, an=
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> the units cost way more money compared to the production costs.
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You're right, but it may be worth the try sometime, nonetheless.

I must agree that as a first MPC-supporting device, a DVD standalone
would be perfect :-)

I look forward to it, as I'd probably buy one if it happens.

Jo=C3=ABl

> Christian
> MPC and matroska project admin
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> http://mpc.corecodec.org
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