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[1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt
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[6] https://ffmpeg.org/legal.html
[7] https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/osfreesoft/book/ch03.pdf
[8] https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E71897_01/E71899/html/pcalicensing-thirdparty-oraclestack.html
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