Providing non-stripped ffmpeg libraries

[Fabian Greffrath]

Reinhard Tartler schrieb:
> I've also considered bringing that to the TC, but I've decided to write
> the DPL first. Answer pending as well.

This is unexpected! When was that?

> In order to go to the TC, some sort of written statement that would
> explain the position of the Archive Administrators would be really
> helpful, since they cannot force anyone to do some work. However, they
> can (and that is actually the purpose of the TC) mediate and decide on
> technical matters. So we'd need at least some piece of action, like a
> REJECT message or something to go that way.

Well, if we follow the way that we just discussed (i.e. upload the 
unstripped ffmpeg source to the Debian archive, keep the encoders 
disabled in the binary packages and inform ftp-master about it) there 
are two possible groups of reactions that we may receive:

- Either we get no feedback from ftp-masters
   or they finally bless the upload

- or the package gets removed from the archive
   or we get a harsh statement to immediately strip the ffmpeg source
   in a new upload

Both cases will lead us to a point from which we can work better than 
now: Either our packages are finally accepted or the problem escalates 
and we need answer from the CTTE. So I realy think it's worth trying!

> In any case, if you have other packages that are in a similar position,
> feel free to write the DPL as well.

Let's see what we have here: lame, xvid, x264, mjpegtools, transcode, 
mencoder, faac, ... need some more? ;)


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