[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] G722 decoder

[Baptiste Coudurier]

On 3/25/2009 10:14 AM, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:06:16AM -0700, Baptiste Coudurier wrote:
>> On 3/25/2009 9:49 AM, Diego Biurrun wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 08:41:01AM -0700, Baptiste Coudurier wrote:
>>>> On 3/25/2009 6:16 AM, Diego Biurrun wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:26:13PM -0700, Baptiste Coudurier wrote:
>>>>>> As long as we distribute under LGPL v2.1, and that is what we do,
>>>>>> we can distribute LGPL v2.1 only code.
>>>>> We are most emphatically *not* distributing under LGPL v2.1.  We have an
>>>>> explicit "or later" clause in all files.
>>>> In all files, however the LGPL is pretty strict, mentioning the
>>>> "library", not "file" contained in the library.
>>> What is this ephemeral thing you call "library" if it is not the sum of
>>> all files then?  The program's soul?
>> Some files in FFmpeg have their own license, it would be good to exactly
>> mention which files are under which license _originally_.
>> After this you might decide to _distribute_ the libraries under another
>> license.
> 
> This is neither an answer to my question nor can I make heads or tails
> of it.

"A "library" means a collection of software functions and/or data
prepared so as to be conveniently linked with application programs
(which use some of those functions and data) to form executables."

"Source code" for a work means the preferred form of the work for
making modifications to it.  For a library, complete source code means
all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated
interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation
and installation of the library."

>> But IMHO when you install a program using the GPL or LGPL, you accept a
>> specific version of the license, which is displayed, and not the "or
>> later" clause unless specified by other means.
> 
> How is the acceptance of licenses during installation in any way related
> to the topic at hand?

No the fact that what is presented to you is a fixed version license
plays a very important part of the topic.

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