[vorbis] Vorbis Comment question

[Segher Boessenkool]

David K. Gasaway wrote:
> On 3 Mar 2003 at 23:19, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> 
>>All player programs I use store data like that in a separate
>>database, not in the streams.  
> 
> It's not practical to expect that one can maintain a complete database, 
> when the person may wish to have copies on several PCs at home, in a 
> portable device, in the car, at the office, etc.  Even just a single PC 
> can have multiple operating systems, and any number of players.  IMO, 
> it's *absurd* to create a dependency on a database where none is 
> needed.

1) It's not a dependency but a feature.
2) It's easy to make this portable.

> Named tags present a unique compromise of expresibility, readability, 
> portability, and mobility that I appreciate very much. :)

Dream on.

<p>Segher

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