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A: Not for the foreseeable future. In addition to the technical complexities and legal implications(covert recording of audio is not permitted in many countries), the maintainer believes in making sure the application keeps the focus on its core functionality of video.
A: First, the application may also be prepackaged into your distribution so check the version there. Next, if the distribution packaged version is too old and you need a newer version, you can get the latest release packages here. Finally, if you need all the latest fixes, you can obtain the source code from the repo and follow the instructions here.
The work on the Motion application is expected to be seasonal. From January of each year to September, one of the maintainers is only able spend minimal time working on the application. During this time, issues/pulls may not be able to be immediately addressed.
The Motion application is intended to be a small core component with many configuration options. Other applications can choose to wrap around the Motion application to provide a GUI interface. This allows users the choice of whether they need the overhead associated with the GUI or only need the core functionality that the Motion application provides.
The Motion application is used across a extremely wide set of platforms. In order to support all of these platforms and hardware needs the Motion application is written only in C. This is believed to provide the most flexibility without requiring additional libraries or specialized developers.
The archive of older FAQ is here