[MPlayer-dev-eng] DRM functionality as part of decoder of mplayer running on embedded linux

[Rich Felker]

On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 10:24:35AM +0530, Anup kodpadi wrote:
> Thanks Rich,
> 
> I understand that by making DRM part of mplayer we cant satisfy the
> requirements of the GPL. So I want to know if there are any other ways
> of doing it.
> 
> Since the audio driver running in our system is the proprietary code,
> is it possible to integrate DRM module with it?

I'm curious what you mean by this, but AFAIK it will not help. It's
also very likely in violation of the GPL too if you're putting
essential functionality in an external 'driver' to avoid compliance.

>  OR
> Do I need to complete this DRM processing before giving the media file
> to audio driver?

AFAIK yes.

> Also Kindly let me know if there are any other technologies similar to
> windows media DRM 10  (with open source) which can be integrated with
> our mplayer so that it can play all DRM protected files.

You need to explain the end goal you want to achieve. For now I'll
assume it's allowing users to play their DRM-restricted files. I hear
there's a crack for DRM now that lets you remove it if you have the
key (which anyone who can play their own files on windows does..) so
you could integrate that with the program that transfers the files to
your embedded device, or you could help us integrate that with
MPlayer.

May I advise you, if you're trying to make something very proprietary,
which is the way it sounds, MPlayer is not the tool for the job. Cough
up the money for proprietary solutions, or else make the software free
like it's supposed to be.

Rich