[ITP] faad2 (2.8.8)

[ITP] faad2 (2.8.8)

[Takashi Yano]

I would like to propose a new package FAAD2 which is
a decoder library for AAC audio codec. This package
is needed by the new package moc I have proposed at
the same time. I have already prepared the package at:

https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/faad2/

-- 
Takashi Yano <takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp>

Re: [ITP] faad2 (2.8.8)

[Yaakov Selkowitz]

On Fri, 2023-01-20 at 19:36 +0900, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> I would like to propose a new package FAAD2 which is
> a decoder library for AAC audio codec. This package
> is needed by the new package moc I have proposed at
> the same time. I have already prepared the package at:
> 
> https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/faad2/

Unfortunately, this cannot be included in the Cygwin distribution.

-- 
Yaakov

Re: [ITP] faad2 (2.8.8)

[Brian Inglis]

On 2023-02-05 19:46, Yaakov Selkowitz via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> On Fri, 2023-01-20 at 19:36 +0900, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>> I would like to propose a new package FAAD2 which is
>> a decoder library for AAC audio codec. This package
>> is needed by the new package moc I have proposed at
>> the same time. I have already prepared the package at:
>>
>> https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/faad2/
> 
> Unfortunately, this cannot be included in the Cygwin distribution.

These packages are now GPL and available from Arch, Debian main repo, *BSD 
ports, OpenSuSE, Slack, and more, so there may have been issues with 
non-relocatable non-PIC assembler code, patents now expired/lapsed/challenged, 
VideoLan or alternative commercial licensing, for example no commercial use 
restrictions?
Many codecs like these can be installed on Fedora, etc. from RPMfusion, 
UnitedRPMs, or other repos.
See e.g.
	https://repology.org/project/faad2/versions

https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/f/faad2/faad2_2.10.1-1_copyright

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis			Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte			Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter	not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer	but when there is no more to cut
			-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Re: [ITP] faad2 (2.8.8)

[Yaakov Selkowitz]

On Sun, 2023-02-05 at 22:04 -0700, Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 2023-02-05 19:46, Yaakov Selkowitz via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > On Fri, 2023-01-20 at 19:36 +0900, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > > I would like to propose a new package FAAD2 which is
> > > a decoder library for AAC audio codec. This package
> > > is needed by the new package moc I have proposed at
> > > the same time. I have already prepared the package at:
> > > 
> > > https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/faad2/
> > 
> > Unfortunately, this cannot be included in the Cygwin distribution.
> 
> These packages are now GPL and available from Arch, Debian main repo, *BSD 
> ports, OpenSuSE, Slack, and more, so there may have been issues with 
> non-relocatable non-PIC assembler code, patents now
> expired/lapsed/challenged, 
> VideoLan or alternative commercial licensing, for example no commercial use 
> restrictions?
> Many codecs like these can be installed on Fedora, etc. from RPMfusion, 
> UnitedRPMs, or other repos.

Anything blocked from Fedora itself for legal reasons cannot be part of Cygwin
either.  Its inclusion in any other distro or repo is insufficient.

-- 
Yaakov

Re: [ITP] faad2 (2.8.8)

[Takashi Yano]

On Sun, 05 Feb 2023 21:46:14 -0500
Yaakov Selkowitz wrote:
> On Fri, 2023-01-20 at 19:36 +0900, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > I would like to propose a new package FAAD2 which is
> > a decoder library for AAC audio codec. This package
> > is needed by the new package moc I have proposed at
> > the same time. I have already prepared the package at:
> > 
> > https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/faad2/
> 
> Unfortunately, this cannot be included in the Cygwin distribution.

Thanks. I would like to withdraw this package
and remove aac pulugin from moc package.

-- 
Takashi Yano <takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp>