doc/general: Make the license status of the Android libraries clearer

Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
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Timothy Gu 2013-06-11 16:52:12 -07:00 committed by Michael Niedermayer
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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ instructions. To enable using OpenJPEG in FFmpeg, pass @code{--enable-libopenjp
@file{./configure}.
@section OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries
@section OpenCORE, VisualOn, and Fraunhofer libraries
Spun off Google Android sources, OpenCore, VisualOn and Fraunhofer
libraries provide encoders for a number of audio codecs.
@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ libraries provide encoders for a number of audio codecs.
@float NOTE
OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries are under the Apache License 2.0
(see @url{http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0} for details), which is
incompatible with the LGPL version 2.1 and GPL version 2. You have to
incompatible to the LGPL version 2.1 and GPL version 2. You have to
upgrade FFmpeg's license to LGPL version 3 (or if you have enabled
GPL components, GPL version 3) to use it.
GPL components, GPL version 3) by passing @code{--enable-version3} to configure in
order to use it.
The Fraunhofer AAC library is licensed under a license incompatible to the GPL
and is not known to be compatible to the LGPL. Therefore, you have to pass
@code{--enable-nonfree} to configure to use it.
@end float
@subsection OpenCORE AMR