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| author | Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@centricular.com> | 2020-04-30 18:12:19 +0530 |
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| committer | Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@centricular.com> | 2020-04-30 18:12:19 +0530 |
| commit | e727ce548c28e5a0577148069a7a81f67b9ba630 (patch) | |
| tree | b823bf41873709b27cb36d6f2a613cef7eeb6630 | |
| parent | c437e175ad9c82732ac46e36ccc398ad041bf13b (diff) | |
| download | gst-libav-e727ce548c28e5a0577148069a7a81f67b9ba630.tar.gz | |
README: Convert to markdown, clarify licensing
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-libav/-/merge_requests/68>
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 23 |
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@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -gst-ffmpeg - -This module contains a GStreamer plugin for FFmpeg. - -PLUG-IN DEPENDENCIES AND LICENSES ---------------------------------- - -GStreamer is developed under the terms of the LGPL (see LICENSE file for -details). Some of our plug-ins however rely on libraries which are available -under other licenses. This means that if you are distributing an application -which has a non-GPL compatible license (for instance a closed-source -application) with GStreamer, you have to make sure not to distribute GPL-linked -plug-ins. - -When using GPL-linked plug-ins, GStreamer is for all practical reasons -under the GPL itself. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..15e40f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# gst-libav + +This module contains a GStreamer plugin for using the encoders, decoders, +muxers, and demuxers provided by FFmpeg. It is called gst-libav for historical +reasons. + +# Plugin Dependencies and Licenses + +GStreamer is developed under the terms of the LGPL-2.1 (see COPYING file for +details), and that includes the code in this repository. + +However, this repository depends on FFmpeg, which can be built in the following +modes using various `./configure` switches: LGPL-2.1, LGPL-3, GPL, or non-free. + +This can mean, for example, that if you are distributing an application which +has a non-GPL compatible license (like a closed-source application) with +GStreamer, you have to make sure not to build FFmpeg with GPL code enabled. + +Overall, when using plugins that link to GPL libraries, GStreamer is for all +practical reasons under the GPL itself. + +The above recommendations are not legal advice, and you are responsible for +ensuring that you meet your licensing obligations. |