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
