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by deaddodo 222 days ago
I don’t know about ffmpeg, but plenty of OSS projects have outlined rules for who/when a project-wide/administrative decision can be made. It’s usually outlined in a CONTRIB or similar file.
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astrange 222 days ago
Doubtful that's enough for a copyright grant. You'd need a signed CLA.
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deaddodo 222 days ago
No one said make it proprietary; there are other OSS licenses that would make ffmpeg non-viable for commercial usage.
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astrange 221 days ago
You need a copyright grant to change the license in any way.
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astrange 221 days ago
(Except for the part in the LGPL that lets you relicense it to later versions.)
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