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Put filenames and configuration options in code for clarity, and fix some list formatting. Reviewed-by: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
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#FFmpeg:
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Most files in FFmpeg are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
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or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file COPYING.LGPLv2.1 for details. Some other
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or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv2.1` for details. Some other
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files have MIT/X11/BSD-style licenses. In combination the LGPL v2.1+ applies to
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FFmpeg.
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Some optional parts of FFmpeg are licensed under the GNU General Public License
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version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file COPYING.GPLv2 for details. None of
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these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass --enable-gpl to
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version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file `COPYING.GPLv2` for details. None of
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these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass `--enable-gpl` to
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configure to activate them. In this case, FFmpeg's license changes to GPL v2+.
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Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are:
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- libpostproc
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- optional x86 optimizations in the files
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libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm
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libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c
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- `libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm`
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- `libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c`
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- libutvideo encoding/decoding wrappers in
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libavcodec/libutvideo*.cpp
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- the X11 grabber in libavdevice/x11grab.c
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`libavcodec/libutvideo*.cpp`
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- the X11 grabber in `libavdevice/x11grab.c`
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- the swresample test app in
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libswresample/swresample-test.c
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- the texi2pod.pl tool
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`libswresample/swresample-test.c`
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- the `texi2pod.pl` tool
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- the following filters in libavfilter:
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- f_ebur128.c
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- vf_blackframe.c
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- vf_boxblur.c
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- vf_colormatrix.c
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- vf_cropdetect.c
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- vf_delogo.c
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- vf_eq.c
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- vf_fspp.c
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- vf_geq.c
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- vf_histeq.c
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- vf_hqdn3d.c
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- vf_interlace.c
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- vf_kerndeint.c
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- vf_mcdeint.c
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- vf_mpdecimate.c
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- vf_owdenoise.c
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- vf_perspective.c
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- vf_phase.c
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- vf_pp.c
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- vf_pp7.c
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- vf_pullup.c
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- vf_sab.c
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- vf_smartblur.c
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- vf_repeatfields.c
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- vf_spp.c
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- vf_stereo3d.c
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- vf_super2xsai.c
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- vf_tinterlace.c
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- vf_uspp.c
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- vsrc_mptestsrc.c
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- `f_ebur128.c`
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- `vf_blackframe.c`
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- `vf_boxblur.c`
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- `vf_colormatrix.c`
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- `vf_cropdetect.c`
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- `vf_delogo.c`
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- `vf_eq.c`
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- `vf_fspp.c`
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- `vf_geq.c`
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- `vf_histeq.c`
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- `vf_hqdn3d.c`
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- `vf_interlace.c`
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- `vf_kerndeint.c`
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- `vf_mcdeint.c`
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- `vf_mpdecimate.c`
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- `vf_owdenoise.c`
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- `vf_perspective.c`
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- `vf_phase.c`
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- `vf_pp.c`
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- `vf_pp7.c`
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- `vf_pullup.c`
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- `vf_sab.c`
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- `vf_smartblur.c`
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- `vf_repeatfields.c`
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- `vf_spp.c`
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- `vf_stereo3d.c`
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- `vf_super2xsai.c`
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- `vf_tinterlace.c`
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- `vf_uspp.c`
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- `vsrc_mptestsrc.c`
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Should you, for whatever reason, prefer to use version 3 of the (L)GPL, then
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the configure parameter --enable-version3 will activate this licensing option
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for you. Read the file COPYING.LGPLv3 or, if you have enabled GPL parts,
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COPYING.GPLv3 to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case.
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the configure parameter `--enable-version3` will activate this licensing option
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for you. Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv3` or, if you have enabled GPL parts,
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`COPYING.GPLv3` to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case.
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There are a handful of files under other licensing terms, namely:
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* The files libavcodec/jfdctfst.c, libavcodec/jfdctint_template.c and
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libavcodec/jrevdct.c are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for
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* The files `libavcodec/jfdctfst.c`, `libavcodec/jfdctint_template.c` and
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`libavcodec/jrevdct.c` are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for
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licensing details. Specifically note that you must credit the IJG in the
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documentation accompanying your program if you only distribute executables.
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You must also indicate any changes including additions and deletions to
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those three files in the documentation.
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tests/reference.pnm is under the expat license
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* `tests/reference.pnm` is under the expat license.
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external libraries
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--------------------
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The following libraries are under GPL:
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- frei0r
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- libcdio
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- libutvideo
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- libvidstab
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- libx264
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- libx265
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- libxavs
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- libxvid
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- frei0r
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- libcdio
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- libutvideo
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- libvidstab
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- libx264
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- libx265
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- libxavs
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- libxvid
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When combining them with FFmpeg, FFmpeg needs to be licensed as GPL as well by
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passing --enable-gpl to configure.
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passing `--enable-gpl` to configure.
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The OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries are under the Apache License 2.0. That
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license is incompatible with the LGPL v2.1 and the GPL v2, but not with
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version 3 of those licenses. So to combine these libraries with FFmpeg, the
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license version needs to be upgraded by passing --enable-version3 to configure.
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license version needs to be upgraded by passing `--enable-version3` to configure.
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incompatible libraries
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----------------------
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The Fraunhofer AAC library, FAAC and aacplus are under licenses which
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are incompatible with the GPLv2 and v3. We do not know for certain if their
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licenses are compatible with the LGPL.
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If you wish to enable these libraries, pass --enable-nonfree to configure.
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If you wish to enable these libraries, pass `--enable-nonfree` to configure.
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But note that if you enable any of these libraries the resulting binary will
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be under a complex license mix that is more restrictive than the LGPL and that
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may result in additional obligations. It is possible that these
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