Re: F36 Change: Enable exclude_from_weak_autodetect by default in LIBDNF (System-Wide Change proposal)

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On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 5:24 PM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 16. 09. 21 22:03, Neal Gompa wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 4:02 PM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 16. 09. 21 21:43, Fabio Valentini wrote:
> >>> For exmple, if I remember correctly, mozilla-openh264 / gstreamer
> >>> support for it are installed as weak dependencies with post-GA package
> >>> updates.
> >>
> >> Why exactly is this a problem?
> >>
> >
> > Because it will not happen anymore. We need a new way to trigger its
> > installation post-install.
>
> Oh. We don't have them installed on the media, but we want them to be pulled in
> on upgrades? Is there some legal requirement that forbids us to have them
> installed by default directly?
>

Yes. The patent license for H.264 (AVC) for use with OpenH264 is only
conveyed when distributed by Cisco, which we do through the RPM
repository hosted by them.



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