On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:20:57 +0000 Bastien Nocera <bnocera@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Fluendo could use a non-closed source compiler (I suggest gcc) so > > that the binaries could be made to not need execmem. > > I'm trying to find a way to show you're talking rubbish without being > insulting, but I'm failing. The problem isn't the compiler, but the > libraries used, in this case Intel's IPP library. It provides > convenience functions for optimised decoding of a number of codecs, > and various other optimised decoding routines. > > Fluendo doesn't have access to the IPP library sources, so we're > waiting for Intel to fix this. I'm not holding my breath. Ok, fine, s/compiler/library/. Are you really going to tell me that it's impossible to build the mp3 library (and others) without using closed source software? -- Jesse Keating Fedora -- All my bits are free, are yours?
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