-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Cory K. schrieb: > laurent.bellegarde wrote: >> Ok, I understand your point of view, but using kino is free, and kino >> don't contain any piece of proprietary code. > > Sure but it uses FFMPEG which supports all kinds of formats. > > Thing is, I thought we shipped a free version of FFMPEG? Compiled with > the non-free bits turned off?
FFMPEG IS free software, the same as lame and even the lib that kindly enabeles you to view a DVD-Video on your computer. But all these implement support for formats that are patented. These patents are enforcable in some countries like the US and in others like Germany they are not for software-patents do not apply here. Linux Vendors like NOVELL or Canonical do not ship this software though its license perfectly allows redistribution in a Linux distro because the fear the hassle with US-patent-lawyers. So in the end: there is no such thing as video-editing software that does not need software affected by patents. So I see ways to go: 1. accept that there is no video-editing in Ubuntu Studio OR 2. ship free software that is affected by patents and let the lawyers come... OR 3. try to find developers that are ready and willing to code a videoeditor that works excluselively with unpatented formats I would support the latter two with an emphasis on 2. for now and on 3 for the future. I would be glad to support a project that goes for 2. with some humble donations and evangelize for such a project in the german press. Furthermore: I hear that Ubuntu has a certain sponsor/friend/supporter known to be capable of not-so-humble donations ;-) best regs HZN -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknt/5AACgkQ1Aecwva1SWP2eACeMlWnO1FWVBVJxwjH4GpR9QRX qOQAmgLtrilYbgtdwIcTzJ3+ayuHKbbY =5rKG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
