[MPlayer-DOCS] [homepage]: r3186 - trunk/src/news.src.en

[diego]

Author: diego
Date: Wed Apr 30 11:18:06 2008
New Revision: 3186

Log:
GPLv2 bits help request


Modified:
   trunk/src/news.src.en

Modified: trunk/src/news.src.en
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--- trunk/src/news.src.en	(original)
+++ trunk/src/news.src.en	Wed Apr 30 11:18:06 2008
@@ -9,6 +9,54 @@
 <div class="newsentry">
 
 <h2>
+	<a name="gplv2">2008-04-30, Wednesday :: GPLv2</a>
+	<br><span class="poster">posted by Diego</span>
+</h2>
+
+<p>
+While we do not have plans to switch to GPL version 3 at this particular
+point in time, we do, for a number of reasons, wish to have the option
+available in the future. Unfortunately there are some bits of code in
+MPlayer, which are licensed as GPL version 2 only. Trying to get in
+contact with the authors of these parts has been fruitless, we have
+had no reaction from them.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Thus we are looking for help contacting them. Specifically, we are
+searching for the authors of
+</p>
+
+<dl>
+<dt><code>libmpcodecs/ve_x264.c</code></dt>
+<dd>written by Bernhard Rosenkraenzer, last known email
+addresses &lt; bero at arklinux dot org &gt; and
+&lt; bero at redhat dot com &gt;</dd>
+<dt><code>libmpdemux/demux_ty_osd.c</code></dt>
+<dd>written by Mike Baker, last known email address
+&lt; mbm at linux dot com &gt; and Christopher Wingert, last known
+email addresses &lt; mailbox at wingert dot org &gt;
+and &lt; usenet at wingert dot org &gt;
+and &lt; tivo at wingert dot org &gt;</dd>
+<dt><code>TOOLS/realcodecs/*</code></dt>
+<dd>written by Florian Schneider, last known email address
+&lt; flo-mplayer-dev at gmx dot net &gt;</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<p>
+If you know how to get in
+touch with them or if you are one of the people we are seeking, please
+<a href="mailto:webmaster_REMOVE_THE_UNDERSCORES_AND_THE_TEXT_IN_BETWEEN_ at mplayerhq.hu">contact us</a>
+so that we can get these issues resolved. Thanks a bunch.
+</p>
+
+</div>
+
+
+
+<div class="newsentry">
+
+<h2>
 	<a name="dvdnav412">2008-04-15, Tuesday :: libdvdnav-4.1.2 released</a>
 	<br><span class="poster">posted by Dominik</span>
 </h2>