Re: [Ekiga-list] ekiga and x264

[jtd <jtd mtnl net in>]

On Monday 19 July 2010 21:11:48 Michal Svoboda wrote:
> jtd wrote:
> > gpl V2 covers copyrights, not patents. The writer of the code may
> >  or may not own the patent. The owner of the patent has to
> > explicitly grant you rights to the use of the patent, In this
> > case the MPEG-LA consortium.

It does not.

> I don't see how chroot (mentioned by parent post) protects against
> that kind of 'non-freedom'.
>
> > Besides, my (and  several others) "tests" show that theora
> > provides a better picture quality at a slightly more bandwidth.
> > So, except for the case of compatibility with equipment not
> > having theora, it should not make a difference.
>
> My own usage tests show otherwise. Picture quality is about the
> h323 level plus theora has the habit of randomly stopping
> transmitting video.

Must be something specific to to your install. I have never had a 
problem. Ubuntu Karmic and now Lucid.

Though trying to get ekiga working on lenny was a real pain.

>
>
> Michal Svoboda
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