[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 413705] New: gst-plugins-good contails GPL'ed libcdio plugin

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  GStreamer | gst-plugins-good | Ver: HEAD CVS

           Summary: gst-plugins-good contails GPL'ed libcdio plugin
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: HEAD CVS
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gst-plugins-good
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: brian.cameron at sun.com
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


The libcdio plugin in gst-plugins-good (ext/cdio) is licensed under GPL.  It
isn't a good idea to link GPL'ed libraries with the LGPL'ed Gstreamer engine. 
My understanding is that such plugins really belong in gst-plugins-ugly, so I
think this plugin should be moved.

If, in the future, libcdio is released under a LGPL compatible license, then it
could be moved back to gst-plugins-good, of course.  I brought this issue up on
the libcdio-devel mail alias, but the initial response doesn't sound like they
intend on changing the license.

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libcdio-devel/2007-02/msg00000.html


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