F8(1) vs multimedia production(0)

[Les Mikesell]

Jeff Spaleta wrote:
>
> A lot of applications sit on top of ffmpeg and ffmpeg is structured that you
> have to make compile time choices as to what sort of functionality it
> exposes. 

Why is it problematic for an end user to make a compile time choice in 
an open source system that includes a compiler?   Philosophically, I 
mean - I know RPM packaging is not conducive to using the source.

> Sucks.. but the ffmpeg developers made a framework chose that is incredibly
> inflexible.

Isn't this really as much a fedora packaging choice that makes working 
with source inflexible?  But realistically, if you have to get the 
codecs from a third party you might as well get the whole thing there. 
There really isn't a lot of point in having a crippled version pre-built 
at all so omitting it from the distro is best for everyone.

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   Les Mikesell
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