Will H.264 Codec Support Come To Fedora? Nope.

[Qaridarium]

[unaiur]

H.264 will be included in Fedora 38!

[energyman]

it is enabled in gentoo. The only real free distribution

[jwilliams]

Can someone explain to me the license for H.264?

I know of several free programs that use H.264 via ffmpeg and libavcodec

So why can't Fedora use it that way, too?

[Gusar]

I know of several free programs that use H.264 via ffmpeg and libavcodec

So why can't Fedora use it that way, too?

They do it by not caring about the legalities. But Fedora can't not care. They (well, RedHat) are big enough that they'd quite possibly get sued.

To address what this "Fedora Video" person wrote... so much incorrect info in there, my head hurts.

[Hamish Wilson]

As a Fedora user, I fully support keeping the base distribution patent free.

Furthermore, I have now gone fully to WebM videos on YouTube and have not touched a proprietary format in a while.

But yes, if I need to play something, I can install RPM Fusion. That way it is my problem when I break the law. That is the only way that makes sense here.

And Fedora seems to still be relevant to me. Maybe I am biased cause I actually use the distribution...

[r1348]

After this pearl of an article, I re-enabled ad-block on Phoronix.

[Prescience500]

Another option for Fedora is to start throwing more money and developers at the new video codec in development by the Xiph Foundation, Daala. It's goal is to not just be better than h.364 but also h.365 when it comes out. I'm sure more manpower could help things alot.

[smitty3268]

After spending time here on Phoronix, it almost seems strange to see such a blatant trolling attempt using good english.

no broken sentences, no out-of-nowhere references to nazis, no words that are completely out of place and you suspect were switched for another that happens to start with the same letter.

not nearly as entertainingly bizarre either. Too bad.

[drag]

Can someone explain to me the license for H.264?

http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/...rmsSummary.pdf

Good luck.

I know of several free programs that use H.264 via ffmpeg and libavcodec

So why can't Fedora use it that way, too?

You can. You just have to install the codecs yourself using yum.