People might have noticed me talking about dropping OpenH264 from
Freedesktop SDK.
Here, I’ll try to go a bit into the history, the timeline and what led
to the final decision.

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The decision to drop OpenH264 from the Freedesktop SDK involved exploring its history, use, and the complications posed by licensing and technical limitations. Replacing it with the new codecs-extra extension aims to simplify maintenance and enhance security, despite potential legal issues. The codecs-extra extension includes FFMPEG’s H.264 decoder and the libx264 encoder, providing a more reliable and secure solution.

Closing the chapter on OpenH264