Dropping ffmpeg, ffmpeg2theora, and kino from UbuntuStudio video task.

[Hartmut Noack]

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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
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