[MPlayer-users] Re: SuSE RPM packages

Jan Engelhardt jengelh at linux01.gwdg.de
Fri Jun 13 15:31:57 CEST 2003


>> issues. I assume this is in refernce to decss. But if SuSE has a problem just
>> with decss then why screw up the whole app?
>
>Well, its not only decss but MPEG* is a patent grave if i understand
>correct. Probably as a private Person, you won't get sued for using it,
>but SuSE as the biggest Linux selling company in Europe is much more exposed.
>I think it is fair of them "advertising" the fact that their MPlayer
>is not full featured and where to get the real thing.

See "rpm -qil mplayer" / "rpm -qilp mplayer....rpm", it clearly says some
features are missing. Which, I cannot tell ;)

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- Jan Engelhardt



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