[Ffmpeg-cvslog] [ffmpeg.org]: r40 - trunk/src/legal

Diego Biurrun diego
Mon Aug 28 15:18:40 CEST 2006


On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 03:10:35PM +0200, Michel Bardiaux wrote:
> Diego Biurrun wrote:
> >
> >I propose ripping out the interpretations of the (L)GPL and replacing
> >with the following:
> >
> >  FFmpeg License
> >
> >  FFmpeg is licensed under the <a href="/link/to/text">GNU Lesser General
> >  Public License (LGPL)</a>.  However, FFmpeg incorporates several 
> 
> Insert "optional"
> >modules
> >  that are covered by the <a href="/link/to/text">GNU General Public
> >  License (GPL)</a>, notably liba52, libpostproc and libswscale.  If those
> >  parts get used the GPL applies to all of FFmpeg.
> >
> >  Read the license texts to learn how this affects programs built on top
> >  of FFmpeg or reusing parts of FFmpeg.
> 
> I would not venture into "reusing parts". If you use most of FFMPEG, GPL 
> or LGPL should apply - I think. But under what conditions one might 
> copy/paste one entire source file, or even a small part of one, is not 
> clear at all.

Yes, furthermore some parts are under an X11-style license, most notably
the parts written by Mans.  It might be worth noting that as well.

updated draft:

  FFmpeg License

  FFmpeg is licensed under the <a href="/link/to/text">GNU Lesser General
  Public License (LGPL)</a>.  However, FFmpeg incorporates several
  optional modules that are covered by the <a href="/link/to/text">GNU
  General Public License (GPL)</a>, notably liba52, libpostproc and
  libswscale.  If those parts get used the GPL applies to all of FFmpeg.

  Read the license texts to learn how this affects programs built on top
  of FFmpeg or reusing FFmpeg.  You may also wish to have a look at
  <a href="/link/to/text">the GPL FAQ</a>.

Diego




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