[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Use libunrar when available (mac osx update)

Diego Biurrun diego at biurrun.de
Wed Aug 22 14:42:47 CEST 2007


On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 08:28:33PM +0800, Ulion wrote:
> 2007/8/22, Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de>:
> > On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 03:52:11PM +0800, Ulion wrote:
> > > 2007/8/22, Zuxy Meng <zuxy.meng at gmail.com>:
> > > >
> > > > It's not that this piece of code infringes UnRAR's license, but rather
> > > > carrying part of the UnRAR source infringes mplayer's license.
> > >
> > > Ok, I know. Does this mean only if the author of the unrar re-license
> > > part of unrar's code (including the patch used part) to a license
> > > without such limit, then we can apply the patch without infringes
> > > mplayer's license?
> >
> > Not part of unrar, all of it.  unrar has a non-free license that is
> > incompatible with the GPL.
> 
> So, what about the the codes to using external codecs in current
> sources? Did those codes compatible with GPL?

Doubtful at best, but there is a difference as these are not linked into
MPlayer.

Diego



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