On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Arthur Chen<[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: d3fault <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/7/27 > Subject: Re: [libav-user] License of libavcodec and libavformat > To: Libav* user questions and discussions <[email protected]> > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Arthur Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I am using the libavcodec and libavformat to develop an e-learning >> project. The project request all library which we used in it be under > LGPL. >> I know that FFmpeg is licensed under the LGPL version 2.1 or later. >> However, >> FFmpeg incorporates several optional modules that are covered by the GPL >> version 2 or later, notably libpostproc and libswscale. >> But I don't know the License of libavcodec and libavformat.... >> >> regards, >> Arthur > > > libavcodec and libavformat are both LGPL, but if the library you use with > your app was compiled to use libpostproc and/or libswscale (most likely it > was unless you compiled it yourself), then you can't redistribute those > binaries unless you comply to the terms of the GPL and release your source > code too. If you don't need libswscale or libpostproc, you should look into > compiling your own libraries in LGPL mode. It's something along the lines of > --enable-lgpl and --disable-gpl as arguments for your ./configure > > ./configure --help should get you started > >
In this case, who would release the LGPL build of the required ffmpeg libraries ? -- Luciano Resende Apache Tuscany, Apache PhotArk http://people.apache.org/~lresende http://lresende.blogspot.com/
