[MPlayer-dev-eng] MPlayer licensing [and lotso other stuff as I'm typingSat Nov 24 15:40:50 2001

[Arpi]

Hi,

> > > Until we make it possible to create usefull binary packages, we shouldn't
> > > change the license. And after it's done, i'm unsure it should be GPL. maybe
> > > other licenses (BSD?) are better for our needs.
> > I'll check BSD license. Can we distribute GPL code with BSD license?
> 
> no, you can't. That would've been the shortest way to allow all GPL code
> to be reused in proprietary projects (closed source). That's why some
> projects are dual licensed. But off course you will be allowed to
> relicence all that 'borrowed' code if you get permission from the
> authors ;-)
> 
> That is also why LGPL was 'invented' - to allow other licence based
> projects use LGPL _librarys_. But APAIK you DON'T use any LGPL
> librarys...

afaik lib* stuff is LGPL, or at least we can ask permission to get it LGPL
easier than BSD.

> There sometimes occurs situation when you have to compromise some pride.
> 
> Or drop the GPL code and restart from scratch. But I'm not telling
> anything new tp you...
> 
> GPL is not perfect, but at least it is efficient (look at amount of GPL
> licenced code...)

GPL sux :)
HPL should protect us from code stealing (it doesn't really do)  and
shouldn't limit us in using non-gpl sources.


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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