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

[Michel Bardiaux]

Diego Biurrun wrote:
> 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

I still think that "reusing FFmpeg" introduces a side issue, one which 
is much less clean-cut then (L)GPL.

-- 
Michel Bardiaux
R&D Director
T +32 [0] 2 790 29 41
F +32 [0] 2 790 29 02
E mailto:mbardiaux at mediaxim.be

Mediaxim NV/SA
Vorstlaan 191 Boulevard du Souverain
Brussel 1160 Bruxelles
http://www.mediaxim.com/