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diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 000000000..623f75251 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +HandBrake License + +Most files in HandBrake are under the GNU General Public License Version 2 +(GPLv2) license; read the file COPYING for details. + +Some files are under the GNU General Public License Version 2 or any later +version (GPLv2+), the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or any later +version (LGPLv2.1+), or BSD/MIT/X11-style licenses. In combination, the GPLv2 +license applies to HandBrake. + +The Fraunhofer AAC library (fdk-aac) is under a license incompatible with the +GPLv2 license. Since both licenses cannot be satisfied simultaneously, binaries +resulting from the combination of HandBrake and fdk-aac are neither free nor +redistributable. As a result, fdk-aac is by default not included in HandBrake. +If you wish to include fdk-aac in your personal build of HandBrake, you may do +so by passing --enable-fdk-aac to configure and making sure not to distribute +any resulting binaries. Please read the fdk-aac license for details. |