On 07/11/09 20:28, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 11/08/2009 01:58 AM, Andrea wrote: >> The latest update from rpmfusion of ffmpeg dropped support for libfaac. >> >> the changelog mentions it >> >> * Thu Oct 22 2009 Dominik Mierzejewski <rpm at greysector.net> - 0.5-3 >> - dropped workaround for non-standard openjpeg headers location >> - Add BR dirac vdpau. (kwizart) >> - Don't build faac by default because it's nonfree. (kwizart) >> - fixed PowerPC builds (bug 808) >> >> Do we have an alternative? What's the point? >> >> I see that ffmpeg still supports mp3. I thought it was not free either. > > Common confusion. MP3 decoders are free and open source but patent > encumbered in some regions and hence included in the "free" repository > of RPM Fusion > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Software_Patents > > The non-free repository of RPM Fusion has proprietary (in terms of > copyright licensing) software packages. > > Rahul > Thanks for the explanation. I don't know if you "work" in rpmfusion, but unless they add a ffmpeg-nonfree package, it becomes totally useless, forcing the users (who have already agreed to use nonfree software) to move to yet an other rpm repository with countless dependency issues. I hope that recompiling the srpm will not be a week-job, I'm going to try now. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
