[FFmpeg-user] Question about the LGPL

[Reindl Harald]

Am 28.04.2011 17:31, schrieb ARTRU LUDOVIC p0802080:
> Hello
> I'm a French student doing a work experience placement and I have to program a software using videos.
> But the videos are in .avi and I have to convert it to .flv
> That's why I found your software.
> I download it with Windows XP and it works (I haven't already writte a line of code)
> But the finality of my work experience placement is commercial software.
> I have some question about the right of using your software.
> Can I use the ffmpeg.exe if I only use it to convert videos to .flv?
> (The software will be write in VB.net)

sure, especially if you use the unmodified source because the LGPL/GPL
affects linking/code and not the call of a independent binary

with LGPL you can even use the unmodified source-headers for linking
in your application code, with the GPL in this case your software
must be GPL too, this is the difference of LGPL

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