On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Arthur Chen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > I am using the libavcodec and libavformat to develop an e-learning > project. The project request all library which we used in it be under LGPL. > I know that FFmpeg is licensed under the LGPL version 2.1 or later. > However, > FFmpeg incorporates several optional modules that are covered by the GPL > version 2 or later, notably libpostproc and libswscale. > But I don't know the License of libavcodec and libavformat.... > > regards, > Arthur libavcodec and libavformat are both LGPL, but if the library you use with your app was compiled to use libpostproc and/or libswscale (most likely it was unless you compiled it yourself), then you can't redistribute those binaries unless you comply to the terms of the GPL and release your source code too. If you don't need libswscale or libpostproc, you should look into compiling your own libraries in LGPL mode. It's something along the lines of --enable-lgpl and --disable-gpl as arguments for your ./configure ./configure --help should get you started > > _______________________________________________ > libav-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/libav-user > _______________________________________________ libav-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/libav-user
