Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [ANNOUNCEMENT] almpeg

["softworkz ." <softworkz-at-hotmail.com@ffmpeg.org>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of softworkz .
> Sent: Montag, 26. Mai 2025 23:10
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [ANNOUNCEMENT] almpeg
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of Michael
> > Niedermayer
> > Sent: Montag, 26. Mai 2025 23:00
> > To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>
> > Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [ANNOUNCEMENT] almpeg
> >
> > 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
> 
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> > > > > 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?
> 
> Ah yes - that's because it is a built-in "feature" of the LGPL that everybody
> is allowed to relicense derivative work from LGPL code under a GPL license.
> But it is not allowed to do this in the other direction.

Sorry, I falsely assumed this was commonly known (I'm not primarily an OSS guy).
Now, you might probably need to re-read my messages in this thread, because without
knowing about that "one-way" issue, most of what I wrote, won't have made much sense, I fear 😊 

Thanks
sw






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