[MPlayer-dev-eng] NUT format

[Diego Biurrun]

On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 12:40:27PM +0200, Gábor Lénárt wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 12:36:07PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > > It's like you can copyright a browser which can display HTML, but the
> > > description of the structure of HTML itself is not copyrighted by you
> > > at all. Sure, the HTML example is interesting, since it has got problems
> > > which many different 'dialects' and vendor specific 'extensions' so maybe
> > > it's not too bad idea to use some PROTECTION  against modifications in
> > > NUT specification without release the information (but not the code/source
> > > itself) by the modifier firm/person.
> > > 
> > > So I don't see the problem here.
> > > </IMHO>
> > 
> > If you want the widest possible support for a format, providing a reference
> > implementation under an X11/MIT license is the best way to get it used.  Of
> > course it is possible to implement a demuxer from a specification, but the
> > chances of this happening for a fringe format such as NUT are slim to none.
> > So if there is a demuxer that can be reused freely with little or no changes
> > chances for adoption will increase.
> > 
> > Does that make things more clear?
> 
> Sure, the only problem that I don't know to much on X11/MIT license ;-)

That's why I wrote X11 (BSD without advertising clause) originally ;-)

> So I only wanted to explain that at least the specification should be
> open enough to be used commonly, but of course a sample implementation
> can be even better solution ....

The specification will be open, that's the point of an open format.

Diego