From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ej1-x632.google.com (mail-ej1-x632.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::632]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D52B73858D1E; Mon, 6 Feb 2023 22:40:48 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org D52B73858D1E Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmail.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gmail.com Received: by mail-ej1-x632.google.com with SMTP id mf7so38598054ejc.6; Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:40:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:references:in-reply-to :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=lppgWnN6MgVIvj5N4IuejOdhQobPuHv9c9b/CXX3K3E=; b=qCjwrM90EmcwCTls6uAJkkAQUx4bHfeC3kp7Bw6AwwSfLysOrUPB6thZmo4Heav0AR IVJnQyxY4XIRlulfaWhZyD2dOMimVSr9974+hfoQmigWkkeYdmelaNyXO752JEpN3MMa OKeFD7jUtsPa6Dgf/xGMkc4Gso0hoJT893ECMUsAJ/rWTbOxSRrWVvKLIbwQwrW63OIX kGkryMpZ51a9j65BrxBlnrKQoBoJlDTo+BImc/z1Yfbu6t7a0nuhoafds4aefREQiTKx nDuCi7eqCCXbVGxXvuFWGmjRqQHVnI1iZd1a5w3C4SRkXtjaKXAz8F7jjpj+ifNsMuss v6IA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:references:in-reply-to :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=lppgWnN6MgVIvj5N4IuejOdhQobPuHv9c9b/CXX3K3E=; b=KL1yPm+X65QR/KTMVNV3Zdym4kdMlfqW9v+8Gr1h4UFpIpNTHXJ9iR+8SQdJi+aEYy zS+TXcXSYlFAjUqd7DM7tHKaU0XToDDml3wylF6PHJBgdk9/FSzPA8gMxWc+lO+jbZzZ ZLFi/8vIXA8DBIKj2VapBS7veSmv1FHJOkvy9TxIxLP/DPyg03NlXOwxT/lDSxPG62mi rY1i9EpZkobbAvaYPwwQN9m3jmXCSXQfDZfpA2mZmqIUfADUQv4ow432V1IQBLDgyOf6 6vaamLLVKrAmrTo6z4pdOIA7Y0xQkI1neig/zBfKwUL3N6oDrWvdc9NUaxNjCvvwnNdD b7SA== X-Gm-Message-State: AO0yUKW2V2SMorp4DKpZobSvL7cKm04FSaCuq1it5LtW6dpseud0DKMm tRm49KwMhj4YmAvVkmEvKt8LiE1OFM8lbahuOKcXWOYiDXM= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AK7set/wmF6ScUajXmkUGQbTe2IulrzQLRn5sPDXHmoX69dxanKljiraFzDKR6SucIT/VS9O1F+XgI8JQXHfkYma+fw= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:c7ce:b0:871:fe55:c5da with SMTP id dc14-20020a170906c7ce00b00871fe55c5damr288202ejb.189.1675723247168; Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:40:47 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a05:6f02:8585:b0:46:5c34:86da with HTTP; Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:40:46 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <61e8a80b73a2d431afa338bd274dac17c5c87e25.camel@cygwin.com> References: <20230205173745.cf6aa7153ce8eae1dfd52c4c@nifty.ne.jp> <61e8a80b73a2d431afa338bd274dac17c5c87e25.camel@cygwin.com> From: Lee Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 17:40:46 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [ITP] openh264 (2.3.1) To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Cc: Yaakov Selkowitz Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=ham 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 2/6/23, Yaakov Selkowitz via Cygwin-apps wrote: > 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. >> > > >> > > I already prepared the package at the following location. >> > > >> > > https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/openh264/ >> >> > Unfortunately, this cannot be included in the Cygwin distribution. >> > Cisco's >> > patent license only covers binaries they distribute. 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. >> >> http://www.openh264.org/ >> "Cisco has taken their H.264 implementation, and open sourced it under BSD >> >> license terms. Development and maintenance will be overseen by a board >> from >> industry and the open source community. Furthermore, we have provided a >> binary >> form suitable for inclusion in applications across a number of different >> operating systems, and make this binary module available for download >> from >> the >> Internet. We will not pass on our MPEG-LA licensing costs for this >> module, >> and >> 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. IANAL but it sure looks like redistribution is allowed: cisco/openh264 is licensed under the BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License https://github.com/cisco/openh264/blob/master/LICENSE <.. snip ..> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Lee