On Tue, 07 Oct 2003, Gabucino wrote: > - marking the changes made on imported libraries. This would > currently include: libfaad2, libmpflac, libmpdvdkit2, libmpeg2. > Let me clarify the situation.
[SNIP -- These all seem to be packaging considerations and as such are
orthogonal to the legal ramifications of mplayer.]
> d, libmpeg2 - We - the core developers - do not intend to waste
> time searching for modification dates and such (nor do we know
> what exactly you wish for),
All that's needed is to comply with GPL 2a [and probably for any other
GPLed libraries which you've included and modified from various
sources in mplayer.]
GPL 2a for reference:
a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices
stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.
> By the way, MPlayer also contains a LICENSE file, which - AFAIK -
> negliges the neccessity of GPL header inclusion in each of the source
> files.
It actually doesn't. You should include the copyright information in
each of the files, and you must in cases where mplayer doesn't hold
the copyright. [It's just a good practice as well, because it makes it
clear where your code came from and how it is licensed if it ever is
separated from the codebase -- which is usefull in case someone wants
to fork mplayer or use sections of it in another program.]
Don Armstrong
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