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Re: Bug#916333: ITP: dav1d -- fast and small AV1 video stream decoder



(Dropping people not involved in libudfread/libbluray from CC)

Hi

On 2020-07-02 09:20:08 +0000, Vasyl Gello wrote:
> Hi Jean-Baptiste!
> 
> First of all, thanks for tagging libudfread and letting me package the newest version!
> 
> As discussed previously, you asked me if I can help pushing dav1d into Debian.
> I raised the discussion in the dav1d bug (see quoted thread) and in turn Sebastian mentioned
> that you were initially against shipping libudfread.
> 
> Now after you tagged libudfread as part of upcoming Kodi 19.0 dependency, can you please
> confirm that you are fine with shipping both libs?

Let me rephrase the question: if libudfread is no longer considered an
implementation detail of libbluray, will libbluray support using the
system's libudfread or will we have to patch the Debian package
to use it?

Cheers

> 
> Please use "Reply to All" because this is a part of public discussion.
> 
> Thanks!
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> 
> July 2, 2020 9:06:59 AM UTC, Vasyl Gello <vasek.gello@gmail.com> написав(-ла):
> >Sebastian,
> >-- 
> >Vasyl Gello
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> >E-Mail: vasek.gello@gmail.com
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> >호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다
> >
> >July 2, 2020 9:02:22 AM UTC, Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher@debian.org> написав(-ла):
> >>(Dropping the ITP bug since this dicussion is unreleated.)
> >>
> >>On 2020-07-02 08:49:08 +0000, Vasyl Gello wrote:
> >>> Hi Sebastian!
> >>> 
> >>> At the moment, kodi 18.7.1 is not blocked. Also, if there is no package the dav1d support is disabled in 19 either.
> >>> However, I referred to the whole situation: the maintainers come to bring new packages and improve the existing ones,
> >>> not waiting months & years without a feedback.
> >>
> >>I don't think that the rather unique situtation of dav1d with the patent
> >>issues applies to other packages in NEW. While processing is slow at
> >>times, stuff will be processed eventually.
> >>
> >>> FYI, kodi 19 benefits much from enabling dav1d on streams like Netflix, so I build Kodi for my testing repo with dav1d packaged.
> >>> Same applies to shairplay & libudfread (I ITP'ed and packaged these under Mattia's mentorship and even persuaded the upstream
> >>> lead developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf to make a new tag for libudfread after three years since the packaged tag was released)
> >>> 
> >>> Jean-Baptiste expressed big wish to have dav1d and libudfread in Debian during our conversation related to udfread tagging,
> >>> so I feel obliged to do everything I can to make it happen.
> >>
> >>Do you have a pointer to this conversation on libudfread as separate
> >>package in Debian? The first time I looked at libudfread, upstream
> >>(which includes JB) was against packaging libudfread as it was
> >>considered an implementation detail of libbluray.
> >
> >It was in our private conversation, so let me ask JB to send a message to the related ITP bug
> >about packaging libudfread. From my side, I can tell that he was against tagging libudfread
> >referring to it as a submodule but agreed with my request after I showed him Kodi pull-request
> >introducing usage libudfread instead of libudf from cdio.
> >
> >>
> >>Cheers
> >>
> >>> -- 
> >>> Vasyl Gello
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> >>> 호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다
> >>> 
> >>> July 2, 2020 8:41:38 AM UTC, Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher@debian.org> написав(-ла):
> >>> >Hi Vasyl
> >>> >
> >>> >On 2020-07-02 08:20:11 +0000, Vasyl Gello wrote:
> >>> >> Hi Jonas!
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> I also can volunteer uploading 0.7.1 as part of my kodi work.
> >>> >
> >>> >How is dav1d blocking kodi work? Once dav1d is in the archive in ffmpeg
> >>> >is uploaded with dav1d support enabled, won't kodi also automatically
> >>> >have dav1d support? If they kodi is using it directly, is there no
> >>> >option to disable it until it is available?
> >>> >
> >>> >Cheers
> >>> >
> >>> >> Also, is it a good idea to reach Joerg Jaspert directly and kindly ask for review?
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> Why am I asking this: I have two pending packages (libudfread & shairplay).
> >>> >> At the same time, I am preparing full Kodi binary addon archive (84 source packages).
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> I am carefully investigating copyrights and perform builds and tests in the publuc unofficial repo
> >>> >> (see relevant d-multimedia discussiob). However, I don't want to wait YEARS after Kodi reaches
> >>> >> release. Instead, I am using my sparevtime to keep packaging ready as development of Kodi upstream
> >>> >> progresses.
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> With such enormous waiting times and no understandingbof how to solve it gracefully, the whole project
> >>> >> might become a waste of time and I obviously try avoiding it.
> >>> >> -- 
> >>> >> Vasyl Gello
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> >>> >> 
> >>> >> E-Mail: vasek.gello@gmail.com
> >>> >> 
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> >>> >> 호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다
> >>> >> 
> >>> >> July 2, 2020 8:11:03 AM UTC, Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> написав(-ла):
> >>> >> >Quoting Dylan Aïssi (2020-07-02 09:29:51)
> >>> >> >> On Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:38:20 +0000 Vasyl Gello <vasek.gello@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >> >> > There is a new upstream release 0.7.1 for a week or so.
> >>> >> >> > Can you please package it?
> >>> >> >> 
> >>> >> >> dav1d is in the NEW queue since 1,5 years. It was rejected after 1
> >>> >> >> year in the NEW queue and I still don't have news about the last
> >>> >> >> attempt. I am losing motivation for this package, I will probably
> >>> >> >> convert this ITP to RFP...
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >I guess the rejection is what you quoted in 
> >>> >> >https://bugs.debian.org/916333#25
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Thanks, btw, for quoting like that to make conversations with ftpmasters 
> >>> >> >more transparent.  Much appreciated!
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Did you try re-upload since the rejection?  If not, why not?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >If that was the only reason given by ftpmasters for rejecting, then I 
> >>> >> >would suggest to simply a) make sure that the licensing/patenting 
> >>> >> >situation as you understand it is explicitly laid out in 
> >>> >> >debian/copyright file, and then b) re-release the package.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >When re-uploaded, I can suggest to try nudge ftpmasters by logging into 
> >>> >> >irc channel #debian-ftp and kindly request a review of the package.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >If you haven't given up yet, then would you be interesting in 
> >>> >> >maintaining the package collaboratively?  I can offer to help if you 
> >>> >> >would be interested in doing so e.g. in the Multimedia team.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >If you have given up already, then I can offer to take over.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Kind regards,
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > - Jonas
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >-- 
> >>> >> > * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt
> >>> >> > * Tlf.: +45 40843136  Website: http://dr.jones.dk/
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > [x] quote me freely  [ ] ask before reusing  [ ] keep private
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >-- 
> >>> >Sebastian Ramacher
> >>
> >>
> >>



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