On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 05:47:26PM +0300, Hussam Al-Tayeb wrote: > libmpv depends on ffmpeg for most things. Distributions can ship ffmpeg > with disabled functionality to avoid linking against questionable > libraries. The only issue is that ffmpeg itself probably contains code > which prevents Redhat/Fedora from packaging it. > But then again, VLC is a direct ffmpeg client and often doesn't compile > without the latest ffmpeg code so the issue is there as well.
VLC doesn't depend on ffmpeg for most things, it has separate modules for various libraries for many codecs. This is similar to gstreamer and even libmpv, apparently. > Gstreamer remains the easiest and safest way to avoid patent issues by > only shipping the plugins you want. How so? It also has modules linking to the various libraries that contain patented methods, and also has a module for libav/ffmpeg, same as VLC. -- Martin Sandsmark >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
