Kvazaar HEVC/H.265 encoder license changed to 3-clause BSD Posted by Fador on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:32AM from the github.com dept. https://github.com/ultravideo/kvazaar/releases/tag/v2.1.0 ( 2 comments | 6 points | on HN )
One of the problems back then was the GPL license.
Since the project has been started and maintained by Tampere University (of Technology) with public money, allowing more free use of the software makes sense to us.