[FFmpeg-devel] Fw: ffmpeg GPL violation

Ramiro Polla ramiro.polla
Fri Sep 26 18:02:31 CEST 2008


On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Francesco Cosoleto <cosoleto at gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael Niedermayer wrote:
>  > ----- Forwarded message from AquaVit <XXX>-----
>>
>> From: AquaVit <XXX>
> [...]
>> VoltaicHD 1.5 for Mac OS X
>> http://shedworx.com/volmac-home
>>
>> The program has a EULA that doesn't mention the GPL or ffmpeg. The program
>> has a number of files buried in the Resources directory (choose "Show
>> Contents"). One file is called Voltaic_c. This Voltaic_c *IS* ffmpeg.
>> Voltaic_c converts files using a very familiar cli syntax:
>
> I have sent an email and they have replied. They promise to add credits,
> LGPL license, source code and put a reference to FFmpeg on the Voltaic
> web site within a short time ("next week").

So did Conceiva. "next week" for the first time. "a couple of weeks"
two weeks later. "a couple of weeks" again two months later. I suggest
we first add to Hall of Shame, then wait, and not the other way
around...

Ramiro Polla




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