[MPlayer-dev-eng] [MPlayer-users] [PATCH] Re: Remove avi header info? (fwd)

D Richard Felker III dalias at aerifal.cx
Wed Oct 8 00:18:56 CEST 2003


On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 11:51:45PM +0200, Alex Beregszaszi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > > Storing software version (which includes the exact cvs checkout time
> > > of the user's mplayer!!) is a serious leak of private information,
> > Richard.. Every mencoder created file's beginning is full of
> > [ MPlayer junk data! ] strings ;)))
> That doesn't contains the version number...

Right. Imagine the case where Bin Laden decides to release his next
video using mencoder and Bush decides it's time to invade Hungary to
get the ip address from MPHQ... ;)

Rich



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