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Michael Niedermayer 184fc600e1 Merge remote-tracking branch 'qatar/master'
* qatar/master:
  mpegvideo_enc: only allocate output packet when we know there will be output
  Add names for more channel layouts to the channel layout map.
  sunrast: Add a sample request for RMP_RAW colormap.
  avcodec: do not override pts or duration from the audio encoder
  Add prores regression test.
  Enable already existing rso regression test.
  Add regression test for "sox" format muxer/demuxer.
  Add dpx encoding regression test.
  swscale: K&R formatting cosmetics for PowerPC code (part I/II)
  img2: Use ff_guess_image2_codec(filename) shorthand where appropriate.
  Clarify licensing information about files borrowed from libjpeg.
  Mark mutable static data const where appropriate.
  avplay: fix -threads option
  dvbsubdec: avoid undefined signed left shift in RGBA macro
  mlpdec: use av_log_ask_for_sample()
  gif: K&R formatting cosmetics
  png: make .long_name more descriptive
  movdec: Adjust keyframe flagging in fragmented files
  rv34: change most "int stride" into "ptrdiff_t stride".

Conflicts:
	avprobe.c
	ffplay.c
	libavcodec/mlpdec.c
	libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
	libavcodec/pngenc.c
	libavcodec/x86/v210-init.c
	libavfilter/vf_boxblur.c
	libavfilter/vf_crop.c
	libavfilter/vf_drawtext.c
	libavfilter/vf_lut.c
	libavfilter/vf_overlay.c
	libavfilter/vf_pad.c
	libavfilter/vf_scale.c
	libavfilter/vf_select.c
	libavfilter/vf_setpts.c
	libavfilter/vf_settb.c
	libavformat/img2.c
	libavutil/audioconvert.c
	tests/codec-regression.sh
	tests/lavf-regression.sh
	tests/ref/lavf/dpx
	tests/ref/vsynth1/prores
	tests/ref/vsynth2/prores

Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
2012-02-22 02:24:18 +01:00

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FFmpeg:
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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
FFmpeg.
Some optional parts of FFmpeg are licensed under the GNU General Public License
version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file COPYING.GPLv2 for details. None of
these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass --enable-gpl to
configure to activate them. In this case, FFmpeg's license changes to GPL v2+.
Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are
- libpostproc
- optional x86 optimizations in the files
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_template.c and
libavcodec/jrevdct.c are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for
licensing details. Specifically note that you must credit the IJG in the
documentation accompanying your program if you only distribute executables.
You must also indicate any changes including additions and deletions to
those three files in the documentation.
Should you, for whatever reason, prefer to use version 3 of the (L)GPL, then
the configure parameter --enable-version3 will activate this licensing option
for you. Read the file COPYING.LGPLv3 or, if you have enabled GPL parts,
COPYING.GPLv3 to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case.
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.
The OpenCORE external libraries are under the Apache License 2.0. That license
is incompatible with the LGPL v2.1 and the GPL v2, but not with version 3 of
those licenses. So to combine the OpenCORE libraries with FFmpeg, the license
version needs to be upgraded by passing --enable-version3 to configure.
The nonfree external libraries libfaac and libaacplus can be hooked up in FFmpeg.
You need to pass --enable-nonfree to configure to enable it. Employ this option
with care as FFmpeg then becomes nonfree and unredistributable.