[FFmpeg-devel] [ANNOUNCEMENT] almpeg

[Michael Niedermayer]

Hi sw

On Mon, May 26, 2025 at 05:56:06PM +0000, softworkz . wrote:
[...]

> > But i certainly was and am open to talk with paul.
>
> I'd make at least an attempt before going the hard way.

I intended to wait for him to contact me, but sure ill
mail him first then


>
>
> > > And when you really need something, you can still cherry-pick it anyway.
> > 
> > but we dont really contaminate anything with GPL code
> 
> Okay, so if all this will just remain in "almpeg" with GPL - what's the 
> benefit?
> He appears to be updating regularly from FFmpeg, so if I would want 
> FFmpeg + his work under GPL - then I could use his project directly - no?


in what you write, replce GPL by LGPL as in:

> He appears to be updating regularly from FFmpeg, so if I would want
> FFmpeg + his work under LGPL - then I could use his project directly - no?

I mean, you seem to think this argument doesnt work if the license is LGPL
why would it be different with the GPL?

thx

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