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License

StreamPack is released under the MIT License.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024 StreamPack Team

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

What This Means

The MIT License is a permissive license that allows you to:

✅ Permitted Uses

  • Commercial Use: Use the software for commercial purposes
  • Distribution: Distribute copies of the software
  • Modification: Modify the software for your needs
  • Private Use: Use the software privately
  • Patent Grant: Use any patents granted by contributors

📋 Requirements

  • License Notice: Include the original license in your distributions
  • Copyright Notice: Include the original copyright notice

❌ Limitations

  • No Warranty: The software is provided "as is" without warranty
  • No Liability: Authors are not liable for damages
  • No Trademark Rights: The license doesn't grant trademark rights

Third-Party Dependencies

StreamPack depends on several open-source libraries, each with their own licenses:

Python Dependencies

Package License Purpose
Rich MIT Console formatting and progress bars

External Dependencies

Software License Purpose
FFmpeg LGPL/GPL Video processing and encoding

FFmpeg Licensing

FFmpeg is licensed under LGPL 2.1+ or GPL 2+, depending on configuration. If you distribute FFmpeg with additional codecs or use GPL components, your distribution may need to comply with GPL requirements.

Contributing

By contributing to StreamPack, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the MIT License. See our Contributing Guide for details.

Questions?

If you have questions about licensing: