I hadn't noticed previously, but it has been brought to my attention that libdvbv5 is licenced as GPLv2. This makes it impossible (effectively) for any non-GPL code to make use of libdvbv5. This seems to undermine the whole point of libdvbv5. In particular, I wanted to rip out all the Linux API based code from the GStreamer DVB plugins and replace it with use of libdvbv5. However because of the licencing (GStreamer is LGPL and must only use LGPL or more liberal licenced code), this is going to be impossible. Instead of ripping out the current code (which is DVBv3) and using libdvbv5, it looks like I will be forced to recreate libdvbv5 but as LGPL code. Is there any chance of relicencing libdvbv5 as LGPL code so that others may use it? -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.winder@xxxxxxxxx 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: russel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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