Bug#658084: libav-extra: Really necessary?

[Reinhard Tartler]

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Fabian Greffrath <fabian at greffrath.com> wrote:
> Am 31.01.2012 17:13, schrieb Fabian Greffrath:
>
>> I hope I made myself clearer, hm.
>
>
> We do not build packages against libav-extra, i.e. no build-time linking.
> Reason: Possible license clashes with GPL-v3.
> We offer libav-extra for run-time linking: What about license clashes here?

I don't think we should overdo the "license-policy" game. If we become
aware of a license clash, we can add a conflict, as Jonas suggest.

> Do I misinterpret/mess up the (legal) difference/meaning of build-time and
> run-time linking?

Legally, I don't think there is much difference here. However, there
is a practical difference for Debian as distribution: we do not
violate the packages if users install a combination of packages that
result to a license clash. Yes, we can add conflicts, and probably
have to if we become aware of it, but we cannot be held responsible
for funky stuff that random users do on their (own) systems.

-- 
regards,
    Reinhard