[$] OpenH264 induces headaches for Fedora

Software patents and workarounds for them are, once again,causing headaches for open-source projects and users. This timearound, Fedora users have been vulnerable to a serious flaw in the OpenH264 library formonths-not for want of a fix, but because of the RubeGoldberg machine methodology of distributing the library to Fedorausers. The software is open source under a two-clause BSD license; the RPMs are built andsigned by Fedora, but the final product is distributed by Cisco, sothe company can pick up the tab for license fees. Unfortunately, abreakdown in the process of handing RPMs to Cisco for distribution hasleft Fedora users vulnerable, and inaction on Fedora's part has leftusers unaware that they are at risk.