#2688 HIGH 8.2.0 (: ffmpeg can and should be included

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#2688: ffmpeg can and should be included
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  Reporter:  AlbertCahalan  |       Owner:  dgilmore            
      Type:  defect         |      Status:  closed              
  Priority:  high           |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)
 Component:  distro         |     Version:                      
Resolution:  wontfix        |    Keywords:                      
  Verified:  0              |    Blocking:                      
 Blockedby:                 |  
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Changes (by dgilmore):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix


Comment:

 We can not legally include ffmpeg without stripping out more of it than
 debian does,  They choose to ignore some patents.  to get it to a state we
 could ship it would make it useless.  so it can not and will not happen.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2688#comment:7>
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