Re: [ITP] openh264 (2.3.1)

[Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@Shaw.ca>]

On 2023-02-05 22:16, 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. Unfortunately, I doubt that Cisco will
> do the same for Cygwin.

Other distros and 3rd party repos provide the libraries and utilities in their 
free-est repos e.g. DSC and DFSG conforming: what makes Fedora different, and 
why has that any impact on what Cygwin may provide?

Would it make a difference if we moved from RH servers to SFC infrastructure, or 
servers outside the US?

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

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