[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] configure: Change license required for NewTek SDK

Kyle Schwarz zeranoe at gmail.com
Wed Feb 14 14:50:49 EET 2018


On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 7:45 AM, Hendrik Leppkes <h.leppkes at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 1:32 PM, Kyle Schwarz <zeranoe at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 7:20 AM, Carl Eugen Hoyos <ceffmpeg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 2018-02-14 13:12 GMT+01:00 Kyle Schwarz <zeranoe at gmail.com>:
>>>> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 6:54 AM, Carl Eugen Hoyos <ceffmpeg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 2018-02-14 12:21 GMT+01:00 Kyle Schwarz <zeranoe at gmail.com>:
>>>>> Sorry, I wasn't immediately able to find the sources for the
>>>>> ndi library: Please post a link.
>>>>
>>>> The only official way I know to get the SDK is by providing them with
>>>> an email when selecting "Download": https://www.newtek.com/ndi/sdk/
>>>
>>> Do you have the sources that allow to build the library "ndi" (that
>>> FFmpeg links against), to change it and redistribute it?
>>
>> No, the library comes pre built in the SDK.
>
> If you need to link against a proprietary binary, then the resulting
> binary is no longer GPL compatible, and as such non-free, no matter
> the license of the headers.

Good to know, thanks for clearing this up. Sounds like NewTek might be
a little confused about this:
https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&p=13238#p13238


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