Surely, the lesson to be learned is that Codecs are more trouble than they
are worth, and that sooner or later we need to have a Final Solution to
the problem.
surely the lesson to be learned is that those who don't understand history
are doomed to repeat past mistakes. "Final Solutions" are neither.
Actually, assuming there are "final solutions" is one of the things history
tells is almost always a major, hideous blunder.
Ned