Bug 223974

Summary: multimedia/ffmpeg: enable LAME option by default
Product: Ports & Packages Reporter: Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak <vermaden>
Component: Individual Port(s)Assignee: Thomas Zander <riggs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Many People CC: riggs
Priority: --- Flags: jbeich: maintainer-feedback+
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak 2017-11-29 21:52:29 UTC 
The MP3 technology became patent-free on 16 April 2017, half a year ago.

OpenBSD provides package for lame since YEARS.

Can FreeBSD also start doing that?

Regards,
vermaden
Comment 1 Jan Beich freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-11-30 01:32:52 UTC 
Not until audio/lame removes RESTRICTED as multimedia/ffmpeg cannot depend on ports not available as binary packages.

https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2017-May/108425.html
Comment 2 Jan Beich freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-11-30 01:43:03 UTC 
Why do you need MP3 encoder nowadays? ffmpeg comes with AAC encoder by default if you need compatibility with various hardware decoders.
Comment 3 Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak 2017-11-30 12:20:33 UTC 
(In reply to Jan Beich from comment #1)

This is being addressed here:
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223975
Comment 4 Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak 2017-11-30 12:21:19 UTC 
(In reply to Jan Beich from comment #2)

Why do You need WiFi? You can just use LAN ...

People have various needs ...
Comment 5 Thomas Zander freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-02 10:37:35 UTC 
(In reply to vermaden from comment #4)

Using mp3 in ffmeg is a totally valid use case, I agree.
It's really about the fact that lame is not yet available as a package. Once this changes, I am happy to enable LAME as a default option. Until then, you need to compile from ports.

Suggestion: The discussion on
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2017-May/108425.html
is now more than half a year over. Maybe you find more detailed info on the patent state one of the Linux or OpenBSD resources which would answer the open questions and let Alexander remove the RESTRICTED in lame.
Comment 6 Thomas Zander freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-02 10:48:43 UTC 
Rejected for now because of depencencies. Can be reopened when lame is no longer restricted.
Comment 7 Jan Beich freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2020-11-12 18:06:25 UTC 
audio/lame isn't restricted after ports r554970.
Comment 8 Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak 2020-11-12 18:19:07 UTC 
Finally ... a 'lame' package after 15 years of using FreeBSD.

Better late then never :)
Comment 9 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2020-11-15 05:46:36 UTC 
A commit references this bug:

Author: riggs
Date: Sun Nov 15 05:45:56 UTC 2020
New revision: 555166
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/555166

Log:
  Make LAME a default option after we can provide a lame package.

  PR:		223974
  Reported by:	vermaden@interia.pl

Changes:
  head/multimedia/ffmpeg/Makefile