Re: [Libav-user] about ffmpeg's lgpl

2011-12-07 Thread Carl Eugen Hoyos
Alex Cohn writes: > PS I often find the reactions to licensing questions on this and other > open software lists intimidating. I believe that open software should > (pun intended) be promoted, among other ways, by making it easier to > understand and use, even at risk of somebody unintentionally

Re: [Libav-user] about ffmpeg's lgpl

2011-12-07 Thread Alex Cohn
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 23:14, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote: >> Yes, you should provide the source code with any build scripts you use. > > I am not a native speaker but I wonder if the word "should" (here and below) > is > the right choice... Correct, my usage of the word "should" was absolutely info

Re: [Libav-user] about ffmpeg's lgpl

2011-12-06 Thread Carl Eugen Hoyos
Alex Cohn writes: > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:30, kunkka cai wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm developing a free (in price) software which should be able to play mp3 > > files. I know ffmpeg is a great codec, so I want my application to link > > against it. > > Actually I have built some Dlls (avcodec-52.d

Re: [Libav-user] about ffmpeg's lgpl

2011-12-06 Thread Alex Cohn
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:30, kunkka cai wrote: > Hi, > I'm developing a free (in price) software which should be able to play mp3 > files. I know ffmpeg is a great codec, so I want my application to link > against it. > Actually I have built some Dlls (avcodec-52.dll, avformat-52.dll, > avutil-50

Re: [Libav-user] about ffmpeg's lgpl

2011-12-05 Thread Gabriel Duarte
Look at the section *License Compliance Checklist:* http://ffmpeg.org/legal.html I think it answers your questions :) Cheers On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:30 AM, kunkka cai wrote: > Hi, > I'm developing a free (in price) software which should be able to play mp3 > files. I know ffmpeg is a great c

[Libav-user] about ffmpeg's lgpl

2011-12-05 Thread kunkka cai
Hi, I'm developing a free (in price) software which should be able to play mp3 files. I know ffmpeg is a great codec, so I want my application to link against it. Actually I have built some Dlls (avcodec-52.dll, avformat-52.dll, avutil-50.dll) without "--enable-gpl" and without "--enable-nofree".