[FFmpeg-devel] Static Link library exception to LGPL

[Krishna]

Hi,

Since iPad is alreasy having the license for H264 decoding, Is it really 
required to get a seperate license?

Thanks in advance

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Krishna" <krishnaks at iwavesystems.com>
To: "FFmpeg development discussions and patches" <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] Static Link library exception to LGPL


> Thanks for the info
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl Eugen Hoyos" <cehoyos at ag.or.at>
> To: <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] Static Link library exception to LGPL
>
>
>> Krishna <krishnaks <at> iwavesystems.com> writes:
>>
>>> We are using ffmpeg library as a closed source in our IOS application 
>>> for H264 decoding.
>>
>> It is not legal to distribute FFmpeg binaries as closed source.
>>
>>> Our client does not want out code to make open source and because of 
>>> nature of IOS packaging this will be static linked library.
>>
>> There is no conflict between the LGPL and static linking.
>>
>>> Can we get exception to the LGPL license for this static linking?
>>
>> Please understand that there are probably several thousand copyright 
>> holders, so it is simply impossible to license FFmpeg differently.
>>
>> Simply follow the license compliance checklist on 
>> http://ffmpeg.org/legal.html skipping point 2, instead offer object files 
>> of the application together with the FFmpeg source to allow relinking.
>>
>> Carl Eugen
>>
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