On Mar 25, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Tiago Marques wrote: > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Carlos Nazareno <object...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh dear. Googling HQTube ended up with the top 2 entries being porn > sites :-/ I think something needs a project name change :) > > Indeed, hence the link in my e-mail, to avoid confusion. > > Anyway, wouldn't there be a problem if we bundled HQTube because > VLC/Xine/MPlayer would still need licensed codecs to be able to decode > audio/video streams? (FFmpeg/Gstreamer Ugly). In the case of Flash, at > least we'd have working sound because it's all good and licensed, > unlike in the default GNASH install. > > I don't think H.264 needs licensed codecs but I'm not sure on that
EVERY codec need licenses. I know that the FOSS community thinks that Theora is unencumbered, but it has never been tested in court (there hasn't ever been anybody worth suing using it.) This becomes a real problem when we start asking hardware vendors to provide firmware supporting these "free" codecs. If they provide them, they then become a choice target for an infringement suit. In past jobs I've purchased codecs, and a large part of what is being purchased is indemnity against infringement lawsuits. It sucks, but flame your local federal rep., not me, and contribute heavily to the EFF. Cheers, wad _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
