[sldev] Media Rendering Plugin Framework Interaction

[Melinda Green]

Philippe (Merov) Bossut wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Lawson English <lenglish5 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Argent Stonecutter wrote:
>>     
>>> What license would be required for plugins? Would there be another
>>> exception carved out for them, or would they have to be GPL?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>>       
>> I thought (corrections welcome) that even the original GPL exempts
>> separate processes connected via IPC from the GPL requirements.
>>
>>     
>
> This is also my understanding. Note however that currently all the example
> code and support code for plugins is provided under the GPL so you'd have to
> work from the protocol spec which is not optimal.

Not optimal at all. I recommend that you ask the lawyers if it'd be OK 
to provide the example code as unrestricted freeware. GPL any utilities 
and support libraries if you like but it's probably in the Lab's 
interest to make it as easy as possible for everyone to try out the 
example code at least.

-Melinda