Michael Scherer wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> After discussing tonight with plf/ubuntu people, i wondered why do we
> still distribute win32 codecs.
> 
> from what i have seen, we can read wmv9 without trouble using mplayer,
> and i guess, gstreamer ffmpeg. Quicktime is said to be implemented too,
> and real codecs are in another package.
> 
> So, is there some common codecs that really requires win32 codecs
> nowadays ?

Yes, all (at least that should be the case) the codecs in win32-codecs
(except for the wmv9 which was just added to mplayer). Of those at least
ir41/ir50 is afaik widely used.

> If not, wouldn't it be the moment to remove this problematic package ?
> 


-- 
Anssi Hannula

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