[vorbis] Vorbis Comment question

[Segher Boessenkool]

David K. Gasaway wrote:
> On 6 Mar 2003 at 6:08, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> 
>>I don't "feel" it is necessary, it just is.
> 
> Could I get a little more detail, please?  Why is it necessary?

Because to get more formalism, you have to put in more
formalism.

>>I'm saying "no, you will have lost the previous functionality".  So not
>>something for nothing.
> 
> Huh?!  What functionality has been lost?

The functionality of tags as informal quick notes.

>>Both.  Because that's what it is defined to be used for; if you
>>use it for something else, you can't use it for its intended
>>use anymore, and that's a bad thing.
> 
> Here is basically what I propose: take v-comment and remove the 
> Overview.  For your purposes, nothing substantive has changed.

It has.  I can't assume anymore that I can read quick notes
on streams I didn't generate myself.

 > If you
> choose to use it as quick notes, continue to do so as you please.
> 
> The benifits:
> 1) The metadata problem has - for some people, anyway - been solved.

Only for some very unstructured metadata.

> 2) More importantly, no more flames about misusing the tags. :D

That would be good, yes, but this isn't how to solve it ;)

<p>Segher

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