[XviD-devel] xvid license

[Christoph Lampert]

Hi,

I don't think it would be possible to make everyone agree to this. Not
because we don't like GStreamer, but because already including the linking
exception in the last release was a "mistake". We thought it was necessary
for users in order to use XVID with non-GPLed Windows applications like
Adobe Premiere, but the truth is, it isn't. GPL just forbids distribution
of such a combination, not usage. The next release of XVID (soon to come)
will not contain any linking exception anymore. 

gruel 





On 22 Apr 2003, Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller wrote:
> Hi,
> I am with the GStreamer project (http://www.gstreamer.net) which is
> creating a full featured multimedia framework for Linux and Unix
> plattforms. We are just putting the finishing touches on an encoder
> plugin using xvid. GStreamer is LGPL and due to that wish that as many
> of our plugins as possible is available under terms that makes them
> useable on the same terms as the LGPL sets. 
> 
> I looked at your license and see that you have a special exception for
> VFW1.1 and DShow interfaces, and was wondering if we could get a similar
> exception for applications that access xvid through GStreamer. If so we
> would be very greatful.