From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-44.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-44.mimecast.com [205.139.111.44]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0B8353858D1E for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2023 05:16:48 +0000 (GMT) Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=permerror header.from=cygwin.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=fail smtp.mailfrom=cygwin.com Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast-mx02.redhat.com [66.187.233.88]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-452-iUTkvxY5PYOeDajQxTCNyA-1; Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:16:46 -0500 X-MC-Unique: iUTkvxY5PYOeDajQxTCNyA-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.10]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ED7981875042 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2023 05:16:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from yselkowitz.remote.redhat.com (unknown [10.22.8.61]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CD83B492B16 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2023 05:16:45 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <61e8a80b73a2d431afa338bd274dac17c5c87e25.camel@cygwin.com> Subject: Re: [ITP] openh264 (2.3.1) From: Yaakov Selkowitz To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:16:45 -0500 In-Reply-To: References: <20230205173745.cf6aa7153ce8eae1dfd52c4c@nifty.ne.jp> User-Agent: Evolution 3.46.3 (3.46.3-1.module_f37+15877+cf3308f9) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.1 on 10.11.54.10 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,KAM_DMARC_STATUS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_FAIL,SPF_HELO_NONE,TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: On Sun, 2023-02-05 at 22:11 -0700, Brian Inglis wrote: > On 2023-02-05 19:44, Yaakov Selkowitz via Cygwin-apps wrote: > > On Sun, 2023-02-05 at 17:37 +0900, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-apps wrote: > > > I would like to propose new package openh264, which is > > > a H264 video codec library. This is needed by ffmpeg > > > package I had proposed, and also provided for ffmpeg-free > > > package in fedora. > > >=20 > > > I already prepared the package at the following location. > > >=20 > > > https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/openh264/ >=20 > > Unfortunately, this cannot be included in the Cygwin distribution.=C2= =A0 > > Cisco's > > patent license only covers binaries they distribute.=C2=A0 Fedora has a= special > > arrangement with Cisco where they build their RPMs on Fedora > > infrastructure, > > but the packages are hosted by Cisco in a separate repository. >=20 > http://www.openh264.org/ > "Cisco has taken their H.264 implementation, and open sourced it under BS= D=20 > license terms. Development and maintenance will be overseen by a board fr= om=20 > industry and the open source community. Furthermore, we have provided a > binary=20 > form suitable for inclusion in applications across a number of different= =20 > operating systems, and make this binary module available for download fro= m > the=20 > Internet. We will not pass on our MPEG-LA licensing costs for this module= , > and=20 > based on the current licensing environment, this will effectively make H.= 264 > free for use on supported platforms." This is exactly the point. Cisco paid for a license, but that license is limited to binaries they distribute. Unfortunately, I doubt that Cisco wil= l do the same for Cygwin. --=20 Yaakov