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allowed to be distributed in binary form, and also contains the OpenDivX
library which has special license. We are still developing towards GPL.</P>
<P>For further information about licensing, check the second part of
<A HREF="users_against_developers.html">this file</A>.</P>
<P>Distributing <B>MPlayer</B> in the form of binaries and/or binary packages
is currently impossible, speaking about both <B>technical</B> and <B>law</B>
areas. Detailed information can be found in the second part of <A HREF="users_against_developers.html">this file</A>,
and it is recommended to read it.</P>
<P>I didn't write any codecs, just some players. I spent
a lot of time finding the best way to parse bad damaged input files

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<P>Tons of users asked us about this. For example Debian users tend to say: Oh,
I can <CODE>apt-get install avifile</CODE>, why should I <B>compile MPlayer</B> ?
While this may sound reasonable, the problem lies a bit deeper than
those-fuckin-MPlayer-developers-hate-gcc-2.96-and-RedHat-and-Debian.
those-fuckin-MPlayer-developers-hate-gcc-2.96-and-RedHat-and-Debian.</P>
<P>Reasons: <B>Law</B></P>
<P><B>MPlayer</B> describes the <U>sourcecode</U>. It contains several files with incompatible
licenses especially on the redistribution clauses. As source files, they are
allowed to coexist in a same project.</P>
<P>Therefore, <U>NEITHER BINARIES NOR BINARY PACKAGES OF <B>MPlayer</B> ARE ALLOWED TO EXIST SINCE
SUCH OBJECTS BREAK LICENSES</U>. PEOPLE WHO DISTRIBUTE SUCH BINARY PACKAGES ARE
DOING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.</P>
<P>So if you know somebody who maintains a binary package then forward her/him
this text and (ask him to) contact us. What (s)he is doing is illegal and IT IS
NO LONGER <B>MPlayer</B>, but <U>his/her</U> mplayer. If it breaks, it is
his/her fault. Don't come and cry on the <B>MPlayer</B> mailing lists, you will
most likely be blacklisted.</P>
<P>For example that french guy called <B>Christian Marillat</B> who denied our
request, and is still distributing binary Debian packages of <B>MPlayer</B>,
despite the fact that there was at least one user who downloaded it and failed
(of course compiling from source helped him). And there is <B>Guillaume
Rousse</B>, who is doing the same, but making RPMs for Mandrake. Do not support
criminals!</P>
<P>Reasons: <B>Technical</B></P>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>MPlayer's</B> speed (MMX, SSE, fastmemcpy, etc) optimizations are
determined during compilation. Thus a compiled binary contains very
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compiletime, X11 output compiles differently for X3 and X4, etc). You may
say: yes, let's make 30 versions of downloadable binaries! We won't. We
will make these stuff pluggable in the future.</LI>
<LI><B>MPlayer</B> includes GPL codes, and some non-GPL ones
(like OpenDivX alpha 48). Arpi's demuxers and other code has a special
license which is like GPL with one exception: it doesn't allow binary
distribution. Thus, anyone who distributes a binary which contains Arpi's
code (which is the core of <B>MPlayer</B>) is doing a <B><I>FORBIDDEN
THING</I></B> ! For example that french guy called <B>Christian
Marillat</B> who denied our request, and is still distributing binary
Debian packages of <B>MPlayer</B>, despite the fact that there was at least
one user who downloaded it and failed (of course compiling from source
helped him). And there is <B>Guillaume Rousse</B>, who is doing the same,
but making RPMs for Mandrake. Please understand : we're trying to be GPL,
but there are still problems to resolve. Don't come and flame, instead help
(or better, stay quiet). Thanks.
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