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authorAndoni Morales Alastruey <ylatuya@gmail.com>2012-06-04 12:53:00 +0200
committerAndoni Morales Alastruey <ylatuya@gmail.com>2012-06-04 12:53:43 +0200
commit57ffa77242fa23318b59eff0c98b5ccf0cb8701d (patch)
tree4a0fbac609a65d0b5636116008f43874ab866f7b /packages
parent95d0216dbf9fad47a81acc4704d48a0f5580b9ab (diff)
gstreamer-sdk: reformat license.txt with 70 chars width
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diff --git a/packages/gstreamer-sdk/license.txt b/packages/gstreamer-sdk/license.txt
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@@ -1,78 +1,81 @@
-Installer, default installation:
-The installer (Microsoft Windows and MacOSX) and the default installation
-(GNU/Linux) contain and install the minimal default installation. At install
-time or later, the downloading of optional components is also possible, but
-read on for certain legal cautions you might want to take. All downloads are
+Installer, default installation: The installer (Microsoft Windows
+and MacOSX) and the default installation (GNU/Linux) contain and
+install the minimal default installation. At install time or later,
+the downloading of optional components is also possible, but read on
+for certain legal cautions you might want to take. All downloads are
from the freedesktop.org website, for registered/approved users only.
-Licensing of SDK:
-Gstreamer SDK minimal default installation only contains packages which are
-licensed under the GNU LGPL license v2.1. This license gives you the
-Freedom to use, modify, make copies of the software either in the original or
-in a modified form, provided that the software you redistribute is licensed
-under the same licensing terms. This only extends to the software itself and
-modified versions of it, but you are free to link the LGPL software as a
-library used by other software under whichever license. In other words, it is
-a weak copyleft license.
+Licensing of SDK: Gstreamer SDK minimal default installation only
+contains packages which are licensed under the GNU LGPL license v2.1.
+This license gives you the Freedom to use, modify, make copies of the
+software either in the original or in a modified form, provided that
+the software you redistribute is licensed under the same licensing
+terms. This only extends to the software itself and modified versions
+of it, but you are free to link the LGPL software as a library used by
+other software under whichever license. In other words, it is a weak
+copyleft license.
-Therefore, it is possible to use the SDK to build applications that are then
-distributed under a different license, including a proprietary one, provided
-that reverse engineering is not prohibited for debugging modifications
-purposes. Only the pieces of the SDK that are under the LGPL need to be kept
-under the LGPL, and the corresponding source code must be distributed along
-with the application (or an irrevocable offer to do so for at least three
-years from distribution). Please consult section 6 of the LGPL for further
+Therefore, it is possible to use the SDK to build applications that
+are then distributed under a different license, including a
+proprietary one, provided that reverse engineering is not prohibited
+for debugging modifications purposes. Only the pieces of the SDK that
+are under the LGPL need to be kept under the LGPL, and the
+corresponding source code must be distributed along with the
+application (or an irrevocable offer to do so for at least three years
+from distribution). Please consult section 6 of the LGPL for further
details as to what the corresponding source code must contain.
-Some portions of the minimal default installation may be under different
-licenses, which are both more liberal than the LGPL (they are less strict
-conditions for granting the license) and compatible with the LGPL.
-This is advised locally.
+Some portions of the minimal default installation may be under
+different licenses, which are both more liberal than the LGPL (they
+are less strict conditions for granting the license) and compatible
+with the LGPL. This is advised locally.
-Optional packages:
-There are two types of optional packages, which are under a different license
-or have other issues concerning patentability (or both).
+Optional packages: There are two types of optional packages, which are
+under a different license or have other issues concerning
+patentability (or both).
-GPL code:
-Part of the optional packages are under the GNU GPL v2 or v3. This means that
-you cannot link the GPL software in a program unless the same program is also
-under the GPL, but you are invited to seek competent advice on how this works
-in your precise case and design choices. GPL is called “strong copyleft”
-because the condition to distributed under the same license has the largest
+GPL code: Part of the optional packages are under the GNU GPL v2 or
+v3. This means that you cannot link the GPL software in a program
+unless the same program is also under the GPL, but you are invited to
+seek competent advice on how this works in your precise case and
+design choices. GPL is called “strong copyleft” because the
+condition to distributed under the same license has the largest
possible scope and extends to all derivative works.
-Patents:
-Certain software, and in particular software that implements multimedia
-standard formats such as Mp3, MPEG 2 video and audio, h.264, MPEG 4 audio and
-video, AC3, etc, can have patent issues. In certain countries patents are
-granted on software and even software-only solution are by and large
-considered patentable and are patented (such as in the United States).
-In certain others, patents on pure software solutions are formally prohibited,
-but granted (this is the case of Europe), and in others again are neither
-allowed nor granted.
+Patents: Certain software, and in particular software that implements
+multimedia standard formats such as Mp3, MPEG 2 video and audio,
+h.264, MPEG 4 audio and video, AC3, etc, can have patent issues. In
+certain countries patents are granted on software and even
+software-only solution are by and large considered patentable and are
+patented (such as in the United States). In certain others, patents
+on pure software solutions are formally prohibited, but granted (this
+is the case of Europe), and in others again are neither allowed nor
+granted.
-It is up to you to make sure that in the countries where the SDK is used,
-products are made using it and product are distributed, a license from the
-applicable patent holders is required or not. Receiving the SDK – or links to
-other downloadable software – does not provide any license expressed or
-implied over these patents, except in very limited conditions where the
-license so provides. No representation is made.
+It is up to you to make sure that in the countries where the SDK is
+used, products are made using it and product are distributed, a
+license from the applicable patent holders is required or not.
+Receiving the SDK – or links to other downloadable software –
+does not provide any license expressed or implied over these patents,
+except in very limited conditions where the license so provides. No
+representation is made.
-In certain cases, the optional packages are distributed only as source code.
-It is up the receiver to make sure that in the applicable circumstances
-compiling the same code for a given platform or distributing the object code
-is an act that infringes one or more patents.
+In certain cases, the optional packages are distributed only as source
+code. It is up the receiver to make sure that in the applicable
+circumstances compiling the same code for a given platform or
+distributing the object code is an act that infringes one or more
+patents.
-Software is as-is:
-All software and the entire SDK is provided as-is, without any warranty
-whatsoever. The individual licenses have particular language disclaiming
-liability: we invite you to read all of them. Should you need a warranty on
-the fact that software works as intended or have any kind of indemnification,
-you have the option to subscribe a software maintenance agreement with a
-company or entity that is in that business. Fluendo and Collabora, as well
-as some other companies, provide software maintenance agreements under certain
-conditions, you are invited to contact them in order to receive further
-details and discuss of the commercial terms.
+Software is as-is: All software and the entire SDK is provided as-is,
+without any warranty whatsoever. The individual licenses have
+particular language disclaiming liability: we invite you to read all
+of them. Should you need a warranty on the fact that software works as
+intended or have any kind of indemnification, you have the option to
+subscribe a software maintenance agreement with a company or entity
+that is in that business. Fluendo and Collabora, as well as some other
+companies, provide software maintenance agreements under certain
+conditions, you are invited to contact them in order to receive
+further details and discuss of the commercial terms.
-We use cookies and HTTP logs for statistical analysis and on an aggregate
-basis only.
+We use cookies and HTTP logs for statistical analysis and on an
+aggregate basis only.