Yup, think red hat or mysql. Both are successful commercial open-source applications (though mysql's business model of selling the license wouldn't work if you're using ffmpeg). Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message----- From: Arjan <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:43:18 To: Libav* user questions and discussions<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libav-user] GPL Licence Op 1 dec 2009, om 18:34 heeft Alexander Bokovikov het volgende geschreven: > > Ronald S. Bultje <[email protected]> > >> Sure it can. The end result will have to be GPL'ed as a whole, then >> it's perfectly fine. > > I'm sorry, but in my understanding "GPL'ed as a whole" is not the same as > "commercial application". "Commercial" natively means "close-sourced". Isn't > it? How can you name it "GPL'ed"? > > In fact you're talking about the same, as me, but start your answer from > "Sure it can". Such answer only complicates the understanding... Or am I > missing anything? > > Best regards, > Alexander Commercial applications don't have to be closed source, the fact that they often are, doesn't imply that they have to be! open-source is NOT the opposite of commercial !! open-source is the opposite of non-free ( as in freedom ) - Arjan _______________________________________________ libav-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/libav-user _______________________________________________ libav-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/libav-user
