[MPlayer-DOCS] manpage and HTML docs - FFmpeg MPEG-4 vs. DivX

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Tuesday, 09 November 2004 at 15:23, Jakub Misak wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to this list, so excuse me if I don't send this to the right 
> place.

Point-blank. ;)

> The manpage still says in the encoding section that the "mpeg4" vcodec 
> in -lavcopts is "DivX 4/5". The HTML docs also say that FFmpeg MPEG-4 
> is DivX 4 or DivX 5.
[...]
> So, please, stop this DivX nonsense, stop calling MPEG-4 "DivX" for 
> good. Make things clear, use the proper terms, even educate the 
> users. Saying "DivX" instead of MPEG-4 doesn't make things more 
> understandable and accessible - on the contrary, it causes massive 
> confusion and supports the DivX myth. It's the same as calling Linux 
> "Microsoft Windows", because it's an OS, too.

I agree. Why don't you send a patch to the XML DOCS and the manpage?

Regards,
R.

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