[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] doc/general: Make the license status of the Android libraries clearer
Timothy Gu
timothygu99 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 12 01:52:12 CEST 2013
---
doc/general.texi | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi
index a83b55e..7632532 100644
--- a/doc/general.texi
+++ b/doc/general.texi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ instructions. To enable using OpenJPEG in FFmpeg, pass @code{--enable-libopenjp
@file{./configure}.
- at section OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries
+ at section OpenCORE, VisualOn, and Fraunhofer libraries
Spun off Google Android sources, OpenCore, VisualOn and Fraunhofer
libraries provide encoders for a number of audio codecs.
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ libraries provide encoders for a number of audio codecs.
@float NOTE
OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries are under the Apache License 2.0
(see @url{http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0} for details), which is
-incompatible with the LGPL version 2.1 and GPL version 2. You have to
+incompatible to the LGPL version 2.1 and GPL version 2. You have to
upgrade FFmpeg's license to LGPL version 3 (or if you have enabled
-GPL components, GPL version 3) to use it.
+GPL components, GPL version 3) by passing @code{--enable-version3} to configure in
+order to use it.
+
+The Fraunhofer AAC library is licensed under a license incompatible to the GPL
+and is not known to be compatible to the LGPL. Therefore, you have to pass
+ at code{--enable-nonfree} to configure to use it.
@end float
@subsection OpenCORE AMR
--
1.8.1.2
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