[MPlayer-dev-eng] FIX THIS! (Was: Re: [Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS documentation.html,1.62,1.63)

[Felix Buenemann]

On Monday, 1. October 2001 20:32, Gábor Lénárt wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 08:19:27PM +0200, André Dahlqvist wrote:
> > Winner of tha face compo <gabucino at mplayer.dev.hu> wrote:
> > > -<P>MPlayer is distributable under the terms of the <A
> > > HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL</A>, EXCEPT the
> > > OpenDivX code.</P> +<P>MPlayer is distributable under the terms of the
> > > <A
> > > +HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL</A> (but
> > > distributing +binary packages if <B>forbidden</B>!), EXCEPT the
> > > OpenDivX code which has its +own license.</P>
> >
> > Like A Mennucc1 <debian at Tonelli.sns.it> pointed out, you guys can't do
> > this! Either you're GPLed or you're not. If you do not want to allow
> > distribution of binaries, then you're not GPL. Please fix this ASAP.
>
> OK, then let's say:
>
> License of mplayer is MPlayer-License which is basically the same as GPL
> but forbides distributing binaries.
>
> BTW ...
>
> IMHO it would be great if we can say:
>
> "MPlayer is GNU/GPL except OpenDivX"
> but with the following comment:
> "We do not accept any bug reports, performance questions etc if you run
> mplayer distributed in binary form"
>
yea, I told Gabucino the same.

> - Gabor

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	Atmos
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