[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: Distro's packaging half-broken MPlayer again

[Compn]

Thomas Orgis <thomas-forum <at> orgis.org> writes:

> 
> Am Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:43:00 -0500
> schrieb Rich Felker <dalias <at> aerifal.cx>: 
> 
> > Would you please tell them that if they want to "avoid patents" they
> > need to remove everything from MPlayer except PCM and RAWRGB video. :)
> > That _includes_ vorbis and theora.
> 
> Actually, it is questionable if mp3 playback (without MP3pro/surround) is 
still patented.

> We have this nice vague status-quo... 
> 
> Thomas.
> 


mplayer team requests that distro's DO NOT PACKAGE MPLAYER if they disable core 
features.

and like rich says, everything is patented.

-compn