Open-source software in Lusid's B Box

B Box is built with open-source software, and we're grateful to the people who make it. The full list, with each licence, is in About → Licences inside B Box and in the notices file below.

Downloads for B Box 0.15.1

• THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt: every open-source part in B Box and its licence, with the full licence texts (including the LGPL)
• lame-3.100-source.tar.gz: the LAME source the library was built from
• lame-3.100-build.sh: the exact script that built it
• SHA256SUMS: checksums for the three files above

LAME MP3 encoder (LGPL)

B Box uses LAME 3.100 to make MP3 files when it rips a CD. LAME isn't built into the program: it ships as its own library, libmp3lame.dll, under the GNU Library General Public License version 2. The licence text is in the notices file above.

Using your own LAME build

You may build LAME yourself and have B Box use it. The Microsoft Store installs B Box in a protected folder, so instead of swapping the file there, set the Windows environment variable BBOX_LIBMP3LAME to the full path of your libmp3lame.dll, then restart B Box. It checks that variable first.

Written offer

For at least three years after we last ship a version of B Box, we'll provide the LAME source for that version to anyone who asks at rhorn@lusidproductions.com, at no charge beyond the cost of sending it.

Other credits

MusicBrainz and the Cover Art Archive (MetaBrainz Foundation) for album information and covers, the CUETools Database for rip checks, and the LCD fonts DSEG and VT323 (SIL Open Font License).