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diff --git a/media/libav/LICENSE b/media/libav/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 000000000..701e6e1d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/media/libav/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +Libav: +====== + +Most files in Libav are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 +or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file COPYING.LGPLv2.1 for details. Some other +files have MIT/X11/BSD-style licenses. In combination the LGPL v2.1+ applies to +Libav. + +Some optional parts of Libav are licensed under the GNU General Public License +version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file COPYING.GPLv2 for details. None of +these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass --enable-gpl to +configure to activate them. In this case, Libav's license changes to GPL v2+. + +Specifically, the GPL parts of Libav are + +- the X11 grabber in libavdevice/x11grab.c +- the texi2pod.pl tool +- the following filters in libavfilter: + - vf_blackframe.c + - vf_boxblur.c + - vf_cropdetect.c + - vf_delogo.c + - vf_hqdn3d.c + - vf_interlace.c + +Should you, for whatever reason, prefer to use version 3 of the (L)GPL, then +the configure parameter --enable-version3 will activate this licensing option +for you. Read the file COPYING.LGPLv3 or, if you have enabled GPL parts, +COPYING.GPLv3 to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case. + +There are a handful of files under other licensing terms, namely: + +* The files libavcodec/jfdctfst.c, libavcodec/jfdctint_template.c and + libavcodec/jrevdct.c are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for + licensing details. Specifically note that you must credit the IJG in the + documentation accompanying your program if you only distribute executables. + You must also indicate any changes including additions and deletions to + those three files in the documentation. + + +external libraries +================== + +Libav can be combined with a number of external libraries, which sometimes +affect the licensing of binaries resulting from the combination. + +compatible libraries +-------------------- + +The libcdio, libx264, libx265, libxavs and libxvid libraries are under GPL. When +combining them with Libav, Libav needs to be licensed as GPL as well by +passing --enable-gpl to configure. + +The OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries are under the Apache License 2.0. That +license is incompatible with the LGPL v2.1 and the GPL v2, but not with +version 3 of those licenses. So to combine these libraries with Libav, the +license version needs to be upgraded by passing --enable-version3 to configure. + +incompatible libraries +---------------------- + +The Fraunhofer AAC library, FAAC and OpenSSL are under licenses incompatible +with all (L)GPL versions. Thus, unfortunately, since both licenses cannot be +satisfied simultaneously, binaries resulting from the combination of Libav +with these libraries are nonfree und unredistributable. If you wish to enable +any of these libraries nonetheless, pass --enable-nonfree to configure. |