[FFmpeg-devel] LGPL AC3 decoder

[Thulasidhar J.K.]

Hi,

I could see that an LGPL AC3 decoder being made available with ffmpeg.

http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2007-February/022886.ht
ml

 

But I downloaded the latest SVN checkout (2007-12-16) and did
./configure. 

The ac3 decoder was not listed in the list of enabled decoders. 

Also when I see the ac3 decoder code (ac3_decoder.c), the header reads
as GPL licensed.

But when I do "./configure. --enable-gpl", it prints that ac3 decoder is
enabled.

Does this mean that the native decoder in ffmpeg is released under GPL
and not LGPL, 

and if I want to use it (not the liba52 one) the ffmpeg license I'll be
using is GPL?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

PS: Sorry if this is wrong forum to post this query

 

Warm regards,

Thulasidhar J.K