diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index a5c569040a..68f0f09192 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +FFmpeg: +------- + Most files in FFmpeg are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file COPYING.LGPLv2.1 for details. Some other files have MIT/X11/BSD-style licenses. In combination the LGPL v2.1+ applies to @@ -18,6 +21,15 @@ Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c - the X11 grabber in libavdevice/x11grab.c +There are a handful of files under other licensing terms, namely: + +* The files libavcodec/jfdctfst.c, libavcodec/jfdctint.c, libavcodec/jrevdct.c + are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for licensing details. + + +external libraries: +------------------- + Some external libraries, e.g. libx264, are under GPL and can be used in conjunction with FFmpeg. They require --enable-gpl to be passed to configure as well. @@ -26,8 +38,3 @@ The nonfree external libraries libamrnb, libamrwb and libfaac can be hooked up in FFmpeg. You need to pass --enable-nonfree to configure to enable them. Employ this option with care as FFmpeg then becomes nonfree and unredistributable. Note that libfaac claims to be LGPL, but is not. - -There are a handful of files under other licensing terms, namely: - -* The files libavcodec/jfdctfst.c, libavcodec/jfdctint.c, libavcodec/jrevdct.c - are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for licensing details.