Posted by Eeyore on 11/29/07 21:43

Don Pearce wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:58:53 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
> <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote:
>
> >"Don Pearce" wrote ...
> >> This is an audio group. When we talk about codecs on a group like this
> >> we are talking about audio codecs. If we were simply talking about
> >> file compression we wouldn't use terms like codec.
> >
> >The term "codec" is defined as....
> >"a device or program capable of performing transformations
> >on a data stream or signal"
> >
> >Note that the effect is not limited to audio (or even media) data.
> >Note further that it equally applies to ADC and DAC hardware.
> >
> >If you wish to make such a narrow (and artificial) distinction
> >about what constitutes a "codec", then you will have problems
> >trying to categorize things like FLAC, etc. Is it a media codec,
> >or is it a file compression algorithm?
> >
>
> Difficulty of categorizing items close to boundaries is no reason to
> conclude that the categories don't exist.
>
> A man has three hairs on his chin; is he bearded or not?
>
> d

A woman has three hairs on her chin; is she bearded or not?

I think this has to be one of those 'looks like a duck, quacks like duck' etc
scenarios.

Graham

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