On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:48:20 +0100 Anton Gladky wrote: > 2012/11/28 Francesco Poli <invernom...@paranoici.org>: > > libav-0.8.4/libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c > > which is licensed under the GNU GPL v2 or later. > > > > Does this file get compiled into a library that is linked with netgen? > > Unfortunately yes [1].
I see... > It gets compiled into libavcodec.so.53 and possibly > other shared libs. Well, it's a single file with a single copyright holder: I don't know, maybe Aaron Holtzman may be contacted and persuaded to re-license the file under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2.1 ... Nonetheless, I still think that the problem should be attacked from the other side: it's Open CASCADE Technology that should become GPL-compatible, rather than all the rest being "isolated" from GPL-licensed libraries! :-( > > Anton > > [1] > https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=libav&arch=i386&ver=6%3A0.8.4-1&stamp=1350978749 Anton, I would like to say this explicitly: thanks for your time and for the effort you are putting into these Open CASCADE related issues. Even though the short-term solutions are not completely satisfying (the real solution is persuading Open CASCADE S.A.S. to re-license in a GPL-compatible manner, as I keep repeating like a broken record!), I appreciate that you are trying hard to keep the affected packages in Debian. Thanks! -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/frx-gpg-key-transition-2010.txt New GnuPG key, see the transition document! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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