LAME v3.99.5 running under Linux | |
Developer(s) | The LAME development team |
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Initial release | 1998; 23 years ago |
Stable release | |
Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/lame/svn/HEAD/tree/ |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Codec |
License | GNU Lesser General Public License[2] |
Website | lame.sourceforge.net |
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(help). Retrieved 15 October 2017.This is what made it possible for modern MP3 encoders (e.g. LAME) to improve far beyond the original L3enc and dist10 reference implementations.
The licensing program coming to an end is due to the fact that the last patent included in the program expired.The page's later caution about third-party implementation–specific patents is not about LAME's implementation.