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- This is a detailed description of the FLAC format. The format is currently in the beta stage, which means it will not change in a way that will break backward compatibility unless a bug related to the format is found. Until the first official release you should probably not use FLAC for archiving unless you keep your beta binaries around.
+ This is a detailed description of the FLAC format. The format is currently in the beta stage, which means it will not change in a way that will break backward compatibility unless a bug related to the format is found. Until the first official release you should probably not use FLAC for archiving unless you keep your beta binaries.
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First, as the original developer I have to say that I am not a compression expert and I feel obligated to give credit where it is due. FLAC owes a lot to the many people who have advanced the audio compression field so freely. For instance: