Bug#146636: GPL flash library and utilities
Hi Olivier!
On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 08:47:33PM +0200, Olivier Debon wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> > Are you still maintaining this?
>
> Well, when I have time. I have actually improved it to support Flash 4 (not fully supported, but
> a good start to version 5). I'm contacting a friend to see how to support the Sorenson codec for
> the video part.
Actualy I didn't touch libflash, but the other tools. The full
history is a bit confusing, let me explain:
someone took your library (without the utils) and made an
improved version, with autoconf and something else.
to be found at: http://www.directfb.org/download/
Then Aubin packaged it for Debian (see
http://packages.debian.org/libflash0)
When I asked Aubin about the utils, he started a debian
package of your original version. He fixed it to use
the mozilla, libjpeg, zlib headers dinamicaly for the
system and passed it to me. Then I continued reworking
the sources because it couldn't build with the latest
versions of the libraries.
Aubin (as maintainer of libflash in Debian) will be
happy to know about newer versions of libflash. Are
you developing upon the improved version by Directfb?
> Do your modifications apply on the core part of the lib?
> If yes, I won't take them. Since I'm about to release the new version.
As said above, my modifications are for the plugin, the player
and kflash. Have you worked on these since version 0.4.10?
I can differ our version against your old 0.4.10 sources if
you want.
> > Also, I've found a license problem. I believe it's illegal to link your GPLed code
> > (plugin.c) with Mozilla's npunix.c, which is licensed under the MPL.
>
> NOt only this one. I've met Richard Stallman (who's pushing me to publish the new version)
> and told me about two files I have to rip off the distro.
Oh, interesting. Aubin had a look at this, the only files you can't use
dinamicaly are:
npapi.h - GPL/MPL
npunix.c - MPL
He told me he had modified the whole package to use these headers dinamicaly.
I don't know if these are big modifications you need patches for.
I was going to ask the Mozilla people about npunix.c. Still want me
to do that?
> Well, providing the Flash library in a package and other stuff in other packages won't
> harm the GPL aspect of it.
That seems okay. The problem is that npunix.o (MPL) is linked with
plugin.o (GPL) and this is illegal.
IMHO the easiest solution is to license plugin.c under both the GPL and the MPL
btw, please CC to 146636@bugs.debian.org in your reply for
the prospective package logs.
ps. I probably won't check mail untill next wednesday, don't expect
a response sooner :)
Thanks for all,
--
Robert Millan
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