[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] configure: disabling --enable-libmfx and --enable-gpl combination
Ivan Uskov
ivan.uskov at nablet.com
Thu Oct 8 21:21:50 CEST 2015
Hello Timothy,
Thursday, October 8, 2015, 8:29:31 PM, you wrote:
>> HL> That doesn't seem correct to me. The mfx dispatcher library has the BSD
>> HL> license plastered all over it. BSD is compatible with the GPL.
>> Dispatcher, yes, but mfx library by itself which loaded by dispatcher is
>> not.
>>
TG> I don't think GPL has any provisions for dynamic loading, only linking.
If I understanding this correct:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLStaticVsDynamic
GPL does not make difference between static and dynamic linking.
I believe it would be too simple to make any proprietary library is
"opensource" just by writing an opensource proxy/wrapper. :-)
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Best regards,
Ivan mailto:ivan.uskov at nablet.com
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