On 07/11/2012 03:48 PM, Janne Grunau wrote:
> On 2012-07-11 15:23:53 +0200, Jean-Baptiste Kempf wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 04:19:46PM +0300, Martin Storsjö wrote :
>>> That's the big question, IIRC j-b and Diego had differing views on
>>> how to interpret it.
>>
>> "You may not charge copyright license fees for anyone to use, copy or
>> distribute the FDK AAC Codec software or your modifications thereto."
>>
>> This looks like freeware, not open source, to me.
>>
>> It is allowed to resell GPL binaries, and this provision blocks it;
>> and it limits the usage of the software.
> 
> But is that a "copyright license fee"? some GPL v2 quotes:
> 
> | Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have
> | the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for
> | this service if you wish)
> 
> | You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy,
> | and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange
> | for a fee.
> 
> | BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE
> 
> I agree that it's a bit irky and I would ask at least one lawyer
> before considering it (L)GPL compatible.

I'd add something along those lines in the boilerplate for the wrapper
and consider it free.

lu



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