> -----Original Message----- > From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-boun...@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-boun...@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 > > ┈┈┈┈┈┈▕▔╲ > ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈▏▕ > ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈▏▕▂▂▂ > ▂▂▂▂▂▂╱┈▕▂▂▂▏ > ▉▉▉▉▉┈┈┈▕▂▂▂▏ > ▉▉▉▉▉┈┈┈▕▂▂▂▏ > ▔▔▔▔▔▔╲▂▕▂▂▂▏ > ⠀ > > > > > > > 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 _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
