LICENSE.md: Formatting updates

Put filenames and configuration options in code for clarity, and fix some list formatting.

Reviewed-by: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>

1 files changed, 57 insertions, 56 deletions

diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index 4fbe1370ac..42c6b9c54d 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,73 +1,73 @@
 #FFmpeg:
 
 Most files in FFmpeg are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
-or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file COPYING.LGPLv2.1 for details. Some other
+or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv2.1` for details. Some other
 files have MIT/X11/BSD-style licenses. In combination the LGPL v2.1+ applies to
 FFmpeg.
 
 Some optional parts of FFmpeg are licensed under the GNU General Public License
-version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file COPYING.GPLv2 for details. None of
-these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass --enable-gpl to
+version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file `COPYING.GPLv2` for details. None of
+these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass `--enable-gpl` to
 configure to activate them. In this case, FFmpeg's license changes to GPL v2+.
 
 Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are:
 
 - libpostproc
 - optional x86 optimizations in the files
-  libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm
-  libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c
+  - `libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm`
+  - `libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c`
 - libutvideo encoding/decoding wrappers in
-  libavcodec/libutvideo*.cpp
-- the X11 grabber in libavdevice/x11grab.c
+  `libavcodec/libutvideo*.cpp`
+- the X11 grabber in `libavdevice/x11grab.c`
 - the swresample test app in
-  libswresample/swresample-test.c
-- the texi2pod.pl tool
+  `libswresample/swresample-test.c`
+- the `texi2pod.pl` tool
 - the following filters in libavfilter:
-    - f_ebur128.c
-    - vf_blackframe.c
-    - vf_boxblur.c
-    - vf_colormatrix.c
-    - vf_cropdetect.c
-    - vf_delogo.c
-    - vf_eq.c
-    - vf_fspp.c
-    - vf_geq.c
-    - vf_histeq.c
-    - vf_hqdn3d.c
-    - vf_interlace.c
-    - vf_kerndeint.c
-    - vf_mcdeint.c
-    - vf_mpdecimate.c
-    - vf_owdenoise.c
-    - vf_perspective.c
-    - vf_phase.c
-    - vf_pp.c
-    - vf_pp7.c
-    - vf_pullup.c
-    - vf_sab.c
-    - vf_smartblur.c
-    - vf_repeatfields.c
-    - vf_spp.c
-    - vf_stereo3d.c
-    - vf_super2xsai.c
-    - vf_tinterlace.c
-    - vf_uspp.c
-    - vsrc_mptestsrc.c
+    - `f_ebur128.c`
+    - `vf_blackframe.c`
+    - `vf_boxblur.c`
+    - `vf_colormatrix.c`
+    - `vf_cropdetect.c`
+    - `vf_delogo.c`
+    - `vf_eq.c`
+    - `vf_fspp.c`
+    - `vf_geq.c`
+    - `vf_histeq.c`
+    - `vf_hqdn3d.c`
+    - `vf_interlace.c`
+    - `vf_kerndeint.c`
+    - `vf_mcdeint.c`
+    - `vf_mpdecimate.c`
+    - `vf_owdenoise.c`
+    - `vf_perspective.c`
+    - `vf_phase.c`
+    - `vf_pp.c`
+    - `vf_pp7.c`
+    - `vf_pullup.c`
+    - `vf_sab.c`
+    - `vf_smartblur.c`
+    - `vf_repeatfields.c`
+    - `vf_spp.c`
+    - `vf_stereo3d.c`
+    - `vf_super2xsai.c`
+    - `vf_tinterlace.c`
+    - `vf_uspp.c`
+    - `vsrc_mptestsrc.c`
 
 Should you, for whatever reason, prefer to use version 3 of the (L)GPL, then
-the configure parameter --enable-version3 will activate this licensing option
-for you. Read the file COPYING.LGPLv3 or, if you have enabled GPL parts,
-COPYING.GPLv3 to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case.
+the configure parameter `--enable-version3` will activate this licensing option
+for you. Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv3` or, if you have enabled GPL parts,
+`COPYING.GPLv3` to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case.
 
 There are a handful of files under other licensing terms, namely:
 
-* The files libavcodec/jfdctfst.c, libavcodec/jfdctint_template.c and
-  libavcodec/jrevdct.c are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for
+* The files `libavcodec/jfdctfst.c`, `libavcodec/jfdctint_template.c` and
+  `libavcodec/jrevdct.c` are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for
   licensing details. Specifically note that you must credit the IJG in the
   documentation accompanying your program if you only distribute executables.
   You must also indicate any changes including additions and deletions to
   those three files in the documentation.
-  tests/reference.pnm is under the expat license
+* `tests/reference.pnm` is under the expat license.
 
 
 external libraries
@@ -80,21 +80,22 @@ compatible libraries
 --------------------
 
 The following libraries are under GPL:
-    - frei0r
-    - libcdio
-    - libutvideo
-    - libvidstab
-    - libx264
-    - libx265
-    - libxavs
-    - libxvid
+- frei0r
+- libcdio
+- libutvideo
+- libvidstab
+- libx264
+- libx265
+- libxavs
+- libxvid
+
 When combining them with FFmpeg, FFmpeg needs to be licensed as GPL as well by
-passing --enable-gpl to configure.
+passing `--enable-gpl` to configure.
 
 The OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries are under the Apache License 2.0. That
 license is incompatible with the LGPL v2.1 and the GPL v2, but not with
 version 3 of those licenses. So to combine these libraries with FFmpeg, the
-license version needs to be upgraded by passing --enable-version3 to configure.
+license version needs to be upgraded by passing `--enable-version3` to configure.
 
 incompatible libraries
 ----------------------
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ incompatible libraries
 The Fraunhofer AAC library, FAAC and aacplus are under licenses which
 are incompatible with the GPLv2 and v3. We do not know for certain if their
 licenses are compatible with the LGPL.
-If you wish to enable these libraries, pass --enable-nonfree to configure.
+If you wish to enable these libraries, pass `--enable-nonfree` to configure.
 But note that if you enable any of these libraries the resulting binary will
 be under a complex license mix that is more restrictive than the LGPL and that
 may result in additional obligations. It is possible that these