From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from vms173025pub.verizon.net (vms173025pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.25]) by mail.openembedded.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4F3B6E7BE for ; Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:13:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gandalf.denix.org ([unknown] [71.191.205.189]) by vms173025.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0N150013HMQMSL60@vms173025.mailsrvcs.net> for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:13:35 -0600 (CST) Received: by gandalf.denix.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 83131200BE; Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:13:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:13:34 -0500 From: Denys Dmytriyenko To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org Message-id: <20140217191334.GR22890@denix.org> References: MIME-version: 1.0 In-reply-to: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: Re: mpeg2dec license X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:13:34 -0000 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 03:50:59PM -0300, Diego Sueiro wrote: > Folks, > > Why mpeg2dec is pointing to a "commercial" license type since it's COPYING > file and project website mentions GPLv2? > Is there something I'm missing? LICENSE = "GPLv2+" LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial" LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f \ file://include/mpeg2.h;beginline=1;endline=22;md5=ead62602d4638329d3b5b86a55803154" http://cgit.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=43410523a07d9eb52a7d57ae3dc1cc320cbbc6f9 The code is still marked as GPLv2+, but the flag is set as commercial due to MPEG2 licensing agreement - basically, you are required to pay licensing fees to MPEG LA in order to use MPEG2 codec: http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/M2/Pages/Agreement.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-2#Patent_pool -- Denys