[ANN] Project renamed to Libav (FFMpeg forked) | Linux Today

[ANN] Project renamed to Libav (FFMpeg forked)

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 15, 2011

“Hi,

“(as some probably already know,) due to to disputes over the
FFmpeg name, we’ve decided to continue developing the FFmpeg
codebase under the new name Libav. All existing infrastructure will
be transferred to the libav.org domain. The website, mailinglist,
fate, roundup etc. are running under the new domain. Eventually,
their FFmpeg counterparts, which currently forward to *.libav.org,
will be deactivated. While we transition, there will be references
to FFmpeg in our source code, website, etc. – these will disappear
over time, unless historically relevant.”

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