On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 at 14:44, Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> Dan Letzeisen kirjoitti 15.8.2022 klo 0.10:
> > I realize this is a tricky situation with dfsg, but is there any intent
> > to fix this bug at Debian distro level or should we look at building our
> > own mesa?
> > 
> > Also, the bug should be retitled. It doesn't just affect VA-API
> > encoding. It affects VA-API/VDPAU/Vulkan decoding and encoding of the
> > codecs in question.
> > 
> > Thank you
> > 
> 
> I don't think this can be enabled, since Debian does not allow distributing
> software encumbered by patents:
> 
> https://www.debian.org/legal/patent

In that case intel-media-va-driver and i965-va-driver wouldn't be
distributed either.

If I understand correctly, they are distributed because they don't
contain the codec logic, only the data structures. The logic is
defined somewhere else (gpu firmware or other blobs).

vmjl

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