GHC 2019-01-28

1 comment.

, https://git.io/fhibq in Homebrew/homebrew-core
> > Please add back `fdk-aac`
> 
> This should definitely not be added back (see also: `openssl`). From the formula before this was removed:
> 
> ```ruby
> # These librares are GPL-incompatible, and require ffmpeg be built with
> # the "--enable-nonfree" flag, which produces unredistributable libraries
> args << "--enable-nonfree" if build.with?("fdk-aac") || build.with?("openssl")
> ```
> 
> We cannot legally distribute bottles with FDK AAC so we will not do so.

Yes, I realized that soon after posting the comment, but forgot to edit it. Which is why options need to be kept alive, somewhere.