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Uh, LGPL explicitly doesn't prevent even proprietary software from using the encoder?
by theon144 7y ago
Uh, LGPL explicitly doesn't prevent even proprietary software from using the encoder?
- DagAgren 7y agoNot explicitly, but in practice, it does. It is often not viable to jump through the hoops required to do it. That is, if your lawyers will even let you try.
- dspillett 7y ago> It is often not viable to jump through the hoops required to do it. Having it as a dynamic library isn't that problematic a hoop is it? >That is, if your lawyers will even let you try. This may be a genuine issue. Many have a strict "nothing related to GPL" policy driven at least partly by misunderstanding or paranoia.
- DagAgren 7y agoHaving it as a dynamic library is not enough. It has to be a dynamic library tgat you can replace. This doesn’t work when, for instance, distributing through many app stores.
- nine_k 7y agoProprietary software can include the encoder. This is fine. But any changes to the encoder itself remain under LGPL and get published. This is the point.