[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH][RFC] transparent unpacking of .rar for transparent vobsub access

Samuel Liddicott sam at liddicott.com
Mon Jun 10 15:35:17 CEST 2002


----- Original Message -----
From: "Felix Buenemann" <atmosfear at users.sourceforge.net>
To: <mplayer-dev-eng at mplayerhq.hu>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH][RFC] transparent unpacking of .rar
for transparent vobsub access


> On Saturday 08 June 2002 04:04, D Richard Felker III wrote:
> > > However you should use unrarlib for this purpose, it allows extration
to
> > > disc and memory (mem is preferred in this case). Unrarlib itself is
free
> > > and I even have an agreement with their developers to use it under the
> > > GPL inside mplayer.
> >
> > There's no such thing. If they allow it to be used inside MPlayer
> > under GPL, then it can be used in any program under GPL. Otherwise
> > MPlayer isn't really GPL. Make sense?
> >
> > Of course if their developers don't realize this, maybe it's a good
> > way to get Unrarlib under GPL... :)
> Yes you are right, it just means that it's currently not stated as GPL,
but we
> may use it under GPL. Of course this thanm also applies to others.

Heh heh, you can't beat viral licensing!

But if they don't realise this they may "retract" permission, or in other
words what evidence do we have of permission ever given?

It's best to either obtain their witting cooperation, or at least written
consent.

Sam




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