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author | Andoni Morales Alastruey <ylatuya@gmail.com> | 2012-06-04 12:53:00 +0200 |
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committer | Andoni Morales Alastruey <ylatuya@gmail.com> | 2012-06-04 12:53:43 +0200 |
commit | 57ffa77242fa23318b59eff0c98b5ccf0cb8701d (patch) | |
tree | 4a0fbac609a65d0b5636116008f43874ab866f7b /packages | |
parent | 95d0216dbf9fad47a81acc4704d48a0f5580b9ab (diff) |
gstreamer-sdk: reformat license.txt with 70 chars width
Diffstat (limited to 'packages')
-rw-r--r-- | packages/gstreamer-sdk/license.txt | 133 |
1 files changed, 68 insertions, 65 deletions
diff --git a/packages/gstreamer-sdk/license.txt b/packages/gstreamer-sdk/license.txt index 72188769..6309d184 100644 --- a/packages/gstreamer-sdk/license.txt +++ b/packages/gstreamer-sdk/license.txt @@ -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. |