[FFmpeg-soc] AAC Encoding - Where we stand, what's left

[Robert Swain]

2009/7/9 Ronald S. Bultje <rsbultje at gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:20 AM, Robert Swain<robert.swain at gmail.com> wrote:
>> For h.264 and MP3 we have x264 and LAME which are both absolutely very
>> good encoders respectively. I see no reason to implement our own h.264
>> and/or MP3 encoders as a consequence
> [..]
>
> x264: license (LGPL vs. GPL).

I think commercial interests use the software either on-site (i.e.
no-redistribution) or use the CLI to avoid GPL issues and if not,
maybe they would fund an LGPL h.264 encoder as it's not exactly a
trivial pursuit. For personal use, I don't think LGPL vs GPL is much
of an issue unless writing software that is somehow GPL-incompatible.

Regards,
Rob