On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 11:07:34AM +0100, Christian Marillat wrote: > Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 07:09:58AM +0100, Fabian Greffrath wrote: > >> > Package name : libx264 > >> > URL : http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html > >> > License : GPL > >> > Description : free library for encoding H264/AVC video streams. > >> > >> I have already prepared packages for the Debian Unofficial repository [1] > >> which are a bit outdated though, but I am going to package more recent > >> versions soon. > >> > >> [1] http://ftp-master.debian-unofficial.org/debian-archive/packages/x264/ > > > > There are already pretty current packages available at [1], but as long > > as it's not in Debian other packages in Debian can't be compiled with > > libx264 (or have to continue to ship their own copy of libx264). > > X264 have some patents issues : > > http://bugs.debian.org/354667 > > And threads in legal : > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/03/msg00031.html > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/05/msg00004.html
Thanks for this information. I actually sent this RFP after seeing that the Debian package of vlc ships a copy of libx264 and seems to use it for encoding. If your release manager had the power to close #365389, he also has to have the power to allow libx264 into main. Everything else would be complete nonsense. > Christian cu Adrian BTW: Thanks for your great packages. -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]