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| -rw-r--r-- | Copyright | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | common/msg.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | common/msg.h | 14 |
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -34,3 +34,14 @@ Source files with specific licenses: - sub/osd_font.otf is LGPLv2.1+ - some tests under waftools/fragments/ might be GPLv2+ - version.sh is GPLv2+ + +Some files are marked with "Almost LGPL." These files are GPL, but all authors +have agreed to relicense them to LGPL. the problem is that one of the authors is +Michael Niedermayer, who cited the following conditions for relicensing: + + http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2016-September/073535.html + +We assume the first 3 conditions are fulfilled. The last condition can be +interpreted as that his code can be changed to LGPL only as soon as the "core" +of mpv changes to LGPL. We interpret "core" as something minimal, that can +actually be built and run, with all GPL code disabled. diff --git a/common/msg.c b/common/msg.c index 6d70f88db3..875d933822 100644 --- a/common/msg.c +++ b/common/msg.c @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along * with mpv. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + * + * Almost LGPL. */ #include <stdio.h> diff --git a/common/msg.h b/common/msg.h index 9789ba988c..21228870f4 100644 --- a/common/msg.h +++ b/common/msg.h @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@ /* * This file is part of mpv. * - * mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by - * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or - * (at your option) any later version. + * mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * mpv is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the - * GNU General Public License for more details. + * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * - * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along - * with mpv. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + * License along with mpv. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ #ifndef MPLAYER_MP_MSG_H |