Thread: Calibre to support QT 5.6
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Old 04-04-2016, 04:02 PM   #8
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On the QtWebKit front, it appears every distro is resolved to continue providing it.


Regarding QtWebEngine...
Arch Linux enables use_proprietary_codecs
So does Gentoo via a USE flag -- although Gentoo has not updated Qt to 5.6.0 yet, so I looked at the Qt testing overlays.

On the other hand, it sounds like Debian and Redhat are in a real snit about it.
I cannot find any Debian QtWebEngine package at all, and it doesn't appear Fedora enables use_proprietary_codecs.

Both seem to object because of licensing crap. It reminds me why I prefer Arch Linux in the first place. Debian and their "Social Contract" are far more interested in making some sort of cleverly inscrutable political statement than having working software.
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