Hi,
On 25.03.2020 22:11, Stephan Mending wrote:
I was wondering why IPFire needs codecs at all?
I'm wondering, too... ;-)
I bet there's a good reason. I just isn't clear to me.
As I see it, the main reasons are the ability to do it by Pakfire and - perhaps - historical reasons(!?).
The first things I noticed when I started with IPFire (~2011), were the multimedia addons (see: https://wiki.ipfire.org/addons).
Who in god's name *needs* (and *wants*) "jukebox features", a "server for streaming MP3- and OGG-files" or "video recording" - plus more - on a *firewall*!?
I saw this and thought: "Ok then, this is a *bit* different from IPCop, but what the heck. After all, you're not forced to install this cr** - its in your own responsibility.
If it were up to me, these addons could be removed completely.
Let the discussion begin... ;-)
Jm2C!
Best, Matthias