[FFmpeg-devel] [FFmpeg-cvslog] doc: chromaprint

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

2018-12-04 14:32 GMT+01:00, Gyan Doshi <gyandoshi at gmail.com>:
> On 04-12-2018 06:38 PM, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
>> 2018-12-04 13:53 GMT+01:00, Gyan Doshi <gyandoshi at gmail.com>:
>>> On 04-12-2018 06:15 PM, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
>>>> 2018-12-04 12:10 GMT+01:00, Gyan Doshi <git at videolan.org>:
>>>>
>>>>> + at section Chromaprint
>>>>> +
>>>>> +FFmpeg can make use of the Chromaprint library for generating audio
>>>>> fingerprints.
>>>>
>>>>> +It is licensed under LGPL version 2.1.
>>>>
>>>> No other library is described like this.
>>>> Why are you adding legal statements that are unneeded?
>>>
>>> I see licensing notes for libxavs2, libdavs2, "OpenCORE, VisualOn, and
>>> Fraunhofer libraries", x264 & x265.
>>>
>>> Is the situation for chromaprint and GME different than for the libs
>>> above
>>
>> Yes, very much so.
>
> Please explain.

The license is only mentioned for projects that are not LGPL-compatible,
it is unneeded to mention LGPL-compatibility.

I start to wonder how good your insurance is...

Carl Eugen