[MEncoder-users] FW: Questions about licencing of Mencoder

[Trejkaz]

On Tuesday 17 April 2007 18:57, Joey Parrish wrote:
> > > To explain that a bit more, it means you can distribute your
> > > application  *without* mencoder, and have the user install it
> > > separately
> >
> > No, it doesn't mean that at all!  The GPL has nothing to do with one
> > application running another, or distribution with other closed-source
> > apps.  It only applies if you _link_ the two together, or otherwise
> > modify the source of the GPL'd program.

You basically said exactly what I was trying to say.  Distribute the 
application without it, and have the end user recombine the two.  It's very 
hard to break a licence governing redistribution when you're not actually the 
one doing the redistribution. :-)

> Agreed.  IMO, your closed application can bundle mencoder (with
> sources or a permanent source URL) and launch mencoder to do the work.

Indeed.  Basically I wasn't taking linking into account as I didn't realise 
mencoder could be linked to in the first place.

TX

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