GSOC suggestions

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Le 24/02/2013 04:18, todd rme a écrit :
> 2. Re-implement existing ffmpeg functionality in KDE using gstreamer.
> ffmpeg is used by things like nepomuk, but has licensing issues that
> makes it impossible to build against it.  gstreamer abstracts away the
> parts with licensing issues, allowing distros to build against it
> legally while still allowing users to install the questionable bits
> separately.  The purpose of this project would be to implement support
> for gstreamer alongside ffmpeg in one or more of the places it is
> currently used.  ffmpeg should still be preferred if it is available.

WTF is that even supposed to mean? Abstracting licenses? Seriously?

If project is just used to offer a more liberal license to another 
project, this is just a plain license violation. It's daunting that 
people in 2013 suggest otherwise...

If you want to have an optional runtime dependency of FFmpeg, just use 
dlopen.

Moreover, suggesting yet another dependency to nepomuk is just 
near-plain-stupidity...
What about adding the necessary bits for nepomuk in phonon?


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