Re: Cinelerra and Fedora

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On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 08:30 -0500, Claude Jones wrote:
> Over on the Cinelerra list, an interesting exchange is occurring regarding 
> Cinelerra, probably the most developed video editing tool for Linux. Because 
> of the somewhat reclusive practices of it's chief developers, and because of 
> some long-ago questions regarding its predecessor's use of questionable code 
> (as in non-free), the status of the project and it's licensing status has 
> been clouded in mystery. I have no way of analysing the truth or legality of 
> the matter, but you can read here about how there seems to be some resolution 
> being offerred to the question:
> http://tinyurl.com/ykl4km
> 
> Folks at Ubuntustudio have taken an interest in possible inclusion of 
> Cinelerra in the Ubuntu repos as a result of this. 
> 
> I know that Ubuntu and licensing questions are two subjects that are big red 
> flags to some folks on this list. Please note what I'm saying - I do not know 
> the truth of the matter, I am not a lawyer, and I'm not advocating that 
> Fedora adopt Ubuntu's 'looser' standards on software licensing. I am 
> providing this information in the hope that the claims have merit, and that 
> someone more competent than I to assess such things will take an interest and 
> find out. For those of us involved in media content creation and television 
> production, this could be great news. 
> -- 
> Claude Jones
> Brunswick, MD, USA
> 

I'd suggest you post this message in -devel.

- Gilboa


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