[MPlayer-users] re: Mplayer as a shared library

[Balatoni Denes]

Hi!

btw, this http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html is interesting. iiuc you 
can use a gpl library in software under a non-gpl compatible license (i.e. 
doesn't allow the composition of the 2 programs to be released under gpl) if 
they are very well separated (dynamic linking is kind of borederline, fork is 
fine).  

This seems to be explained here:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#MereAggregation
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL

And this one doesn't apply to something under bsd license 100% (which was
the original question), but helps understanding none the less:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLInProprietarySystem

sorry this being more and more OT.
Rich, I will be happy to start a flamewar until we are both banned from the 
list :]  just keep your fine emails coming!

best regards
Denes


> > So in deed, you can not link mplayer with anything else than gpl'd
> > programs.
>
> You are stupid. If you actually tried to understand it would all make
> sense. I'm sick of posts from clueless people claiming to be
> authoritative on matters like this. Go RTFGPL!! Also go read the text
> of the law.