Comment on IPhones' default photo format is HEIC, something that Windows doesn't open by default.
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoApple made ALAC as an alternative to FLAC due to the dubious licensing around FLAC at the time.
Comment on IPhones' default photo format is HEIC, something that Windows doesn't open by default.
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoApple made ALAC as an alternative to FLAC due to the dubious licensing around FLAC at the time.
2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Interesting. I can’t find anything about the FLAC licensing issues. Do you have a link?
(Also, correction — Wikipedia says macOS in general can play FLAC. I guess it’s just the Music app that can’t import them.)
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I’m really not sure where I originally read it. I did some digging and I found some discussion about FLAC and patent trolls on a few forums, including the Talk page of the Wikipedia article, but I haven’t found anything concrete.
It might be that the patent troll thing was just a rumor!
2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Ah, alright. Thanks for looking!