Hi Andrey,
Andrey Kovalenko wrote:
> I am planning to start a shareware (try-before-buy) project that implies
> using of the FFmpeg libraries.
[...]
> So the only question I have is: "am I obligated to provide access to
> the source code
> of _my_ application since I am using exterior LGPL libraries?"
[...]
My understanding is that if you use the LGPLed version of libav* (no
swscale, no postproc, no support for x264, etc...), then you are not
forced to release the source of your application.
You are simply requested to provide:
1) the source code for the exact ffmpeg version used by your program
2) some binaries of your program that allow to obtain a working
executable file when linked to libav*
(the easy way to do this is to use dynamic linking, but you can also
use static linking and provide some .o files and a makefile)
Note that point 1) implies that if you modify, improve or patch ffmpeg
then you must distribute the source code for your modifications.
Luca
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