On Sun, 2023-02-05 at 22:11 -0700, Brian Inglis wrote: > On 2023-02-05 19:44, Yaakov Selkowitz via Cygwin-apps wrote: > > On Sun, 2023-02-05 at 17:37 +0900, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-apps wrote: > > > I would like to propose new package openh264, which is > > > a H264 video codec library. This is needed by ffmpeg > > > package I had proposed, and also provided for ffmpeg-free > > > package in fedora. > > > > > > I already prepared the package at the following location. > > > > > > https://tyan0.yr32.net/cygwin/x86_64/release/openh264/ > > > Unfortunately, this cannot be included in the Cygwin distribution. > > Cisco's > > patent license only covers binaries they distribute. Fedora has a special > > arrangement with Cisco where they build their RPMs on Fedora > > infrastructure, > > but the packages are hosted by Cisco in a separate repository. > > http://www.openh264.org/ > "Cisco has taken their H.264 implementation, and open sourced it under BSD > license terms. Development and maintenance will be overseen by a board from > industry and the open source community. Furthermore, we have provided a > binary > form suitable for inclusion in applications across a number of different > operating systems, and make this binary module available for download from > the > Internet. We will not pass on our MPEG-LA licensing costs for this module, > and > based on the current licensing environment, this will effectively make H.264 > free for use on supported platforms."
This is exactly the point. Cisco paid for a license, but that license is limited to binaries they distribute. Unfortunately, I doubt that Cisco will do the same for Cygwin. -- Yaakov
