Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] ideas..

[Johnny Strom <jonny strom netikka fi>]

Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le mercredi 07 décembre 2005 à 11:42 +0200, Johnny Strom a écrit :
>
> > Damien Sandras wrote:
> >
> > > Le mercredi 07 décembre 2005 à 00:07 +0000, JGJones a écrit :
> > >
> > >
> > > > Since I use GnomeMeeting primarily for videocalls...it's main weakness 
> > > > as you probably know is the fact that OpenH323 only use the H261 encoder.
> > > >
> > > > Obviously it'll be lovely if they had a H264 encoder. Alas, we don't.
> > > >
> > > > I was wondernig since I came across the x264 project here - 
> > > > http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html
> > > >
> > > > I release that it's still very much in very early days but for future 
> > > > use, should it improve, is there any arguement against using x264? Such 
> > > > as patents? They're reverse-engineering the encoder so that would make 
> > > > it legal doesn't it?
> > >
> > >
> > > Patents are not on the code, they are on the technics, so it is
> > > certainly not legal, at least in the US. In Europe, it is still a bit
> > > "vague".
> > >
> > > However, there is a licensing problem. x264 is GPL, and OPAL/OPENH323
> > > are MPL. GPL and MPL are incompatible. If we make a plugin, then it
> > > won't solve the problem following Mr Stallman because the program is
> > > "linked" in memory.
> >
> > Btw why is opal/openh32 MPL?
> >
> > Seen this:
> > http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/gpl-compatible.html
>
>
> For historical reasons I think. However, the license can not be changed
> anymore, because it would mean to contact all contributors.

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