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

• BUILD-LAME.txt: step-by-step: build the library on your own PC and have B Box use it
• lame-3.100-source.tar.gz: the LAME source the library was built from, unchanged
• lame-3.100-build.sh: the script our build server ran (it also needs our private build files)
• THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt: every open-source part in B Box and its licence, with the full licence texts
• SHA256SUMS: checksums for the four files above

Each new version of B Box gets its own set here when it ships.

The 0.15.1 notices file was written before this page. Where they differ, this page is current: the offer below and the contact address replace the ones in that file, and the services B Box uses are listed in the privacy policy.

LAME MP3 encoder

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 or any later version. The licence text is in the notices file above.

Using your own LAME build

You may change LAME, build it yourself and have B Box use your build. BUILD-LAME.txt above gives the steps. 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 or by post to Lusid Productions LLC, PO Box 368, Black River Falls, WI 54615, 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 1.1).

This website

Set in Inter, Space Grotesk and VT323, all under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Built with Astro and Tailwind CSS (MIT License).