[FFmpeg-devel] Use of FFmpeg Logo

Matt matt
Mon Feb 23 01:24:36 CET 2009


Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:54:12PM +0000, Robert Swain wrote:
>   
>> 2009/2/22 Matt <matt at biggmatt.com>:
>>     
>>> I have written a document that I intend to publish with my program,
>>> WinFF. I want to ask permission to use the FFmpeg logo as a reference to
>>> FFmpeg. You can see the document here:
>>> http://biggmatt.com/files/WinFF.en.pdf
>>>
>>> If you wish it shall be promtly removed.
>>>       
>> As you're referencing us, I think it should be OK, but don't consider
>> that an authoritative answer.
>>     
>
> WinFF appears to be a GPL program, I cannot see how anybody could be
> against it advertising the use of FFmpeg with our logo.  Even if it
> were not, I think use of the logo is fine for advertising uses of
> FFmpeg.
>
> Who created the logo?  Do we need to develop a set of guidelines for
> its usage?
>
>   
>> Also, point to http://ffmpeg.org/ in your document, not
>> http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/ please.
>>     
>
> Yes please...
>
> Diego
> _______________________________________________
I changed the link and a couple others in the document.

Yes it is a GPL program. Specifically it is GPL 3. The document it's 
self is licensed as GNU Free document license v1.3.

Matt




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