[MPlayer-users] MPlayer used by the GP2X

[zikzak at tele2.fr]

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:52:13 +0200
Ivan Kalvachev <ikalvachev at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2005/11/12, zikzak at tele2.fr <zikzak at tele2.fr>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > It seems that the GP2X (a corean handheld console) is using MPlayer.
> > http://www.gbax.com/gp2xvideos.html
> >
> > Can you tell me more about that ?
> > Is there any GPL issue ?
> >
> > Regards
> > --
> > ZikZak
> 
> There is chance source code is included with the hardware.
> 
> "It's open. You want to develop your own games for the GP2X? Go right
> ahead. The SDK is included with the system free. Not since the days of
> the Amiga has a system been so easy to develop for, commercially and
> for fun."
> 
> But I am not sure, it could be just the minimal files to compile new
> code.
> 
> Anyway it may worth asking/checking them. It looks like this device
> uses only free software (linux, quake 1, etc..)

Hi,

Exactly, but currently they've not released the source code of the
device (kernel, mplayer etc.), in this case they do not respect the GPL.

I've send an email to them and I'm waiting a reply.

Regards
--
ZikZak