+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
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.
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.