[FFmpeg-devel] Fwd: framebuffer device demuxer

[Stefano Sabatini]

On date Thursday 2011-01-27 22:54:31 +0100, Stefano Sabatini encoded:
> On date Thursday 2011-01-27 22:50:10 +0100, Diego Biurrun encoded:
> > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:03:43AM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > > On date Wednesday 2011-01-26 23:56:05 +0100, Diego Biurrun encoded:
> > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:18:38PM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > > > > On date Wednesday 2011-01-26 10:55:56 +0100, Diego Biurrun encoded:
> > > > > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:47:35PM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > +++ b/libavdevice/framebuffer.c
> > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +/**
> > > > > > > + * @file
> > > > > > > + * Linux Frame Buffer input device
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > framebuffer
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > + * Based on code from fbgrab.c by Gunnar Monell.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > What license was that code?
> > > > > 
> > > > > GPL, I concluded that there is not enough code in common to impose the
> > > > > use of GPL, though I have no problem at re-licensing the file under
> > > > > GPL if someone insists on this.
> > > > 
> > > > Your "based on" wording suggests more than that.  This is dangerous
> > > > territory, which parts are based on what?  If you want to be absolutely
> > > > sure, you could ask Gunnar to allow you to use his code under LGPL.
> > > 
> > > I believe the original contributor used the fbgrab.c code as template
> > > to see how to use the device, for example to see which ioctls to call
> > > and how to use them. Apart from that, there is not much more in
> > > common. Anyway I'll try to contact Gunnar and ask if he has problems
> > > with relicensing, hoping he's still around and fine.
> > > 
> > > In the meaningwhile we can adopt gpl if you insist.
> > 
> > I don't insist.  In this case the relationship does indeed appear to be
> > very far.  But please reword your "based on" to "inspired by" or "some
> > ideas from" or similar.  Your wording gave me the wrong impression, it
> > can give others a wrong impression as well.
> 
> Just received a mail from Gunnar, he's OK with the relicensing, the
> mail should be queued for moderation since he's not subscribed,
> Giliard still didn't reply.

s/based on/inspired by/.

Thanks to Gunnar for replying.
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