On Wed 01 Sep 2004 16:08, Bernhard Praschinger wrote:
> Hallo
>
> > > > missing mpeg2enc from the install. I've searched for RPMs for the
> > > > x86_64 platform and the ones I find are also missing mpeg2enc.
> > >
> > > This has come up several times (the last once or twice was quite
> > > recently). Binary distribution of MPEG encoders (either video or
> > > audio) is not permitted due to licensing/patent issues.
>
> A little correction. It is permitted you just have to play the MPEG-LA a
> certain amount of money. Than you are allowed to distribute binary mpeg
> encoders.
>
And not many OOS developers would part with even 1 cent for such rights.
> > > Sigh, I (almost?) wish distributions would stop including
> > > mjpegtools. Without mpeg2enc (video) or mp2enc (audio) encoders there's
> > > little that can actually be accomplished (perhaps some capturing but
> > > that is about all) - no encoding capability.
> >
> > Maybe it would be possible for the RPM's and DEB's to compile and install
> > the encoders when they install the rest of the mjpeg toolkit?
>
> The sources of the mpeg2enc and mp2enc could be aviable in the suse
> source packages. I have never checked that.
>
Never played with Suse myself, but I know that Debian provides original
sources, along with a debian patch in their source packages. But I was
talking about the binary packages. It would be a nifty loophole to provide
the binary of mjpeg tools with just the sources for mp*2enc and a quick
compile and install command (-;
> > Surely it can't be too hard to add a compile command in the install
> > scripts?
> >
> > Yes, I know this is not a mjpeg problem, I'm just hoping that the people
> > who make the RPM's and DEB's read this list as well.
>
> I wrote that thing twice to the Suse Distribution support mailinglist.
> But never got any feedback, or anything obvious changed. :-/
>
Again, I don't know Suse, but in the Debian world, each package has a
maintainer to E-Mail with such suggestions. But then Debian would avoid any
mpeg encoders for just this reason. But you might fine someone who liked this
idea of bypassing the licence enough to include it. It's a good way to 'thumb
your nose' at the MPEG-LA (-;
Cheers,
John Gay
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