VLC Core is LGPL

Re:VLC Core is LGPL by rangibaby on Thursday November 15, 2012 @06:56AM (#4788136)

Does this mean VLC will be back on the App Store? I remember it being pulled due to a contributor (who around ~2010 worked for Nokia) complaining to Apple.

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Re:VLC Core is LGPL by jbk on Thursday November 15, 2012 @07:43AM (#4788265)

Possibly, yes. But so far, iOS aout and vout are not LGPL.

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Re:VLC Core is LGPL by stcredzero on Thursday November 15, 2012 @08:45AM (#4788461)

You're saying that iOS about and bout must be LGPL first before there can be a VLC app in the iOS App Store? That goes against my idea of the point of LGPL, but I could well be wrong. I thought I could interface non-LGPL code with it.

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Re:VLC Core is LGPL by jbk on Thursday November 15, 2012 @08:49AM (#4788486)

The audio output and video output are still GPL, so far. Maybe this was not clear enough.

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Re:VLC Core is LGPL by stcredzero on Thursday November 15, 2012 @09:18AM (#4788607)

Oh, you mean in VLC lib itself. BTW, will there be a "static link exception" for the iOS App Store?

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Re:VLC Core is LGPL by jbk on Thursday November 15, 2012 @09:54AM (#4788763)

I am not sure to understand what you mean, to be honest.

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Re:VLC Core is LGPL by stcredzero on Thursday November 15, 2012 @09:58AM (#4788781)

Look for "Static Library Exception"

http://multinc.com/2009/08/24/compatibility-between-the-ipho...

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