Separating non-free packages and especially those for which no source code is available is important. One reason people use Linux distros is for safety in handling sensitive data. Any FOSS multimedia is disproportionaltely likely to be chosen by activists media crew all over the world, including places where leaked raw video, audio, or name/address/phone/email lists get people tortured and killed.
For years I've blacklisted any and all closed applications. This is because one can be sure their code has not been audited for back doors, thus a paid-off programmer could insert policeware at any time. My machines carry sensitive raw clips on encrypted disks, any closed app has to be treated as a keylogger or data theft threat. Lightworks is a potential example here: As a video editor it has access to raw clips. At last report source code has yet to be released. It uses a phone-home licensing system. All of that points to many opportunities for malicious access to raw clips, perhaps even covertly over the objection of all but one of the Lightworks devs. A menu and app installer system that simply lists Lightworks, Openshot, and Kdenlive together, with only a single "license" line of text identifying which one is free software, could put those better skilled at shooting video than identifying safe software on global front lines at risk. On 5/27/2015 at 1:11 PM, "Kaj Ailomaa" <zeque...@mousike.me> wrote: > >Here's a new blueprint >https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio/+spec/multimedia- >application-categorization > >The feature definition page at the wiki >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/FeatureDefinitions/MultimediaA >pplicationCategorization >Notable are the three pages that show packages for the Debian >sections >sound(audio), graphics and video: >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Wily/AudioApplications >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Wily/GraphicsApplications >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Wily/VideoApplications > >One problem remains. There's no distinction between free and non >free >packages right now. I will develop this further. >Also, if you think of something that should be changed at this >point, >please tell. > >-- >ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list >ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com >Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
