[ITP] openh264 (2.3.1)

[Brian Inglis]

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."

http://blogs.cisco.com/collaboration/open-source-h-264-removes-barriers-webrtc

http://blogs.cisco.com/collaboration/open-source-h-264-removes-barriers-webrtc

https://github.com/cisco/openh264
"For Windows Builds
"make" must be installed. It is recommended to install the Cygwin and "make" 
must be selected to be included in the installation. After the installation, 
please add the Cygwin bin path to your PATH.
License
BSD, see LICENSE file for details."

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