[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] Cherry picks vs merges

[Baptiste Coudurier]

> On Jun 1, 2025, at 2:55 PM, Kieran Kunhya via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 1 Jun 2025, 20:23 Michael Niedermayer, <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi James
>> 
>> On Sun, Jun 01, 2025 at 02:27:37PM -0300, James Almer wrote:
>>> On 6/1/2025 12:22 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
>>>> Hi all
>>>> 
>>>> almpeg is now merged upto 1 months ago. (and since last merge it
>> contains
>>>> bits of AGPL code)
>>>> 
>>>> The question now is, how does the community want to proceed from here?
>>> Full stop.
>>> 
>> 
>>> Not only you're trying to bypass explicit a license notice on
>>> technicalities,
>> 
>> This is a serious accusation.
>> 
> 
> Changing the licence based on a technicality (that would not stand up in
> court) is also a serious step.

It has happened in the past and I don’t think this is a technicality as Compn mentioned :)

Changing the license is mandatory.

> FFmpeg should get legal advice before doing this and there should be a vote.
> 
> I am astonished how flippantly this is being treated.
> 

Well that’s what the courts are for when there is disagreement.

— 
Baptiste Coudurier