On 02/11/2013 04:48 PM, Video Monkey wrote: > I realize I'm seeing legal advice on a technical forum, however I'm > hoping there is an experienced hand willing to guide me. I'm reading > the "License Compliance Checklist" at http://ffmpeg.org/legal.html > and would appreciate clarification on point number 3 "Distribute the > source code of FFmpeg, no matter if you modified it or not." Is the > preferred method of distribution 1) instructions to the git > repository, or 2) either a tarball or zip file?
When you distribute, you are responsible for ensuring your customers get the source *you* used. It's almost impossible to ensure that somebody else's git repo carries what *you* are responsible for, and you would be hijacking their bandwidth and server space for *your* project. That is often tolerated if your project is also completely open source, but is certainly frowned upon if you are a commercial operation. If you zip up the source and include it in your CD or download every time you publish, you have fulfilled that requirement without stepping on any toes. > Thank you! HTH, IANAL, etc., Phil _______________________________________________ Libav-user mailing list [email protected] http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/libav-user
