[Ffmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Dead code cleanup - C++

François Revol revol
Thu Jan 25 20:59:48 CET 2007


> On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 13:24 +1030, Yuri Vilmanis wrote:
> > As stated, the intention of the previously submitted patch is not
> > to have it adopted added to ffmpeg svn, it is merely there to 
> > satisfy
> > the license agreement (distrubuting the source code of a modified
> > version).
> 
> Sending a patch on this list is neither necessary nor sufficient to
> satisfy the requirements of the LGPL. You need to either distribute
> binaries and sources together or provide an offer to distribute 
> sources
> on request to people to whom you distribute binaries. Sending sources
> here is not sufficient; you need to distribute to those people to 
> whom
> you distribute binaries (expecting them to find it on the list, and
> depending on list archives to keep it available without explicit
> agreement, is not sufficient). Nor is it necessary because you 
> haven't
> sent binaries to this list. You also need to distribute the whole
> sources, just a patch isn't enough (though not many will care in
> practice as long as FFmpeg sources remain easily available 
> elsewhere).
> 

Wow, looks like there is a rebate on trolls today !
This is not the place for *GPL trolls either.

Fran?ois.




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