Status update about ffmpeg, was: ffmpeg into non-free

[Ludovico Cavedon]

Hi Reinhrds,
thank you for the feedback!

Reinhard Tartler wrote:
> At debconf7, Sam and I discussed this issue, and we agreed on this: We
> rename the current ffmpeg source package to ffmpeg-free, but keep the
> binary package names. We asked James Troup, and he suggested that we
> could include a ffmpeg-nonfree package with the mpeg encoders not
> stripped of in debian/non-free. (Actually, I'm not sure who originally
> proposed this, but anyway).

Great news! Seems to be a very good way to me!

> Well, he wanted to have a discussion among ftp-masters about this issue,
> but we still don't really have a response about this. I'd therefore
> suggest that we continue with the plan and create an ffmpeg-nonfree
> package, from which the ffmpeg-free source package is created. We can
> then distribute ffmpeg-nonfree on some non-debian hosts.

It would be very useful! Please go ahead! :)

Thanks!
Regards,
Ludovico