[XviD-devel] it doubts...

Christoph Lampert xvid-devel@xvid.org
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:19:38 +0200 (CEST)


4. You are not allowed to use XVID in proprietary applications.
GNU GPL does not give you the right to do that. Not to link against it,
not to dynamically load it at runtime. If you want to use XVID from any
application, commercial or not, it has be under a Free Software License!

That's the thing about GPL... otherwise you have to look for a LGPLed 
codec like ffmpeg.

gruel


On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, int21h wrote:
> 1. No.
> 2. Yes.
> 3. Yes.
> 4. Yes, but not to the XviD creators. XviD is a GPL'd codec (meaning you
> CAN use it in a private application
> But unless you work out some special agreement with the main license
> holders you have to license your program
> As GPL, we wont discuss the specifics about patent encumbered programs
> lack of protections under the GPL) This only applies if you're going to
> directly incorporate the code from XivD into your program, not make an
> encoding program that utilizes XviD, if you are going to use XviD,
> you're responsible for patent fees to the MPEG-LA for Mpeg-4 usage.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xvid-devel-admin@xvid.org [mailto:xvid-devel-admin@xvid.org] On
> Behalf Of Fernandofsa
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 2:59 PM
> To: xvid-devel@xvid.org
> Cc: fernandofsa@sodisa.com.br
> Subject: [XviD-devel] it doubts...
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 1.  The XVID codifies audio?  (As I make to codify audio and video?)  
> 2,  XVID makes capture/stream of video?  
> 3.  The source code is portable for linux?  (Which the standard
> compiler?)  
> 4.  Is necessary to pay copyrights in commercial applications?  (Which
> the recommendations?)  
> ---
> I have interest in making a commercial application...  
> Therefore I am studying the XVID and the MPEGÎP.  
> If voces will be able to make some comparative commentary on the two
> implementations, would help very.  
> Where It is available for download encoder and to decoder (binary)?  
> 
> Thank's for all
> Fernando Souza de Andrade
> 
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