[MPlayer-users] Mplayer as a shared library

[Arpi]

Hi,

> 
> I don't understand. What are legal reasons for not linking to the shared 
> library? I thought GPL allows that. Otherwise, how do projects that rely
> on GNOME or similar GPL projects exist?

imho gnome is not gpl, at least libgtk is LGPL

and afaik GPL does not allow linking to non-GPL apps.

and afaik not even LGPL allows linking to BSD licensed progs, but i may be
wrong here. if it can be, then we could consider relicensing some parts of
mplayer, like libmpdemux under LGPL.

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A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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