[MPlayer-users] Distribution Poll (was Re: Want Less Attitude?)

[Robert A Munro]

On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 05:16, Chris Phillips wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > what's the license status of mplayer?
> > 
> > is it GPL now?
> > 
> > because if it is, we/i could contact mandrake to add mplayer to the 
> > mandrake distribution ( at least to cooker ( the mandrake-unstable )).
> > 
> > last time someone asked to get mplayer included, they told that some .c 
> > files in mplayer aren't under GPL ( so they looked into it )..
> 
> is this the conversation you mean? they certainly want it...
> 
> http://www.vmlinuz.ca/archives/cooker/2002-04/msg01392.html
> 

They might help validate and stabilize some 0.9.X version of MPlayer.

Just a thought, though even I can imagine the pitfalls...

Regards,
Robert