From fa0d4bc0f672db0063cbaaeae22a1ea5bc83b9e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gabucino Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 21:14:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added pl's license text git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@2931 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/documentation.html | 6 +++-- DOCS/users_against_developers.html | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++---------- 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/DOCS/documentation.html b/DOCS/documentation.html index 608b1a9446..6788ada1ee 100644 --- a/DOCS/documentation.html +++ b/DOCS/documentation.html @@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ cyrillic, korean fonts, and OSD?

allowed to be distributed in binary form, and also contains the OpenDivX library which has special license. We are still developing towards GPL.

-

For further information about licensing, check the second part of -this file.

+

Distributing MPlayer in the form of binaries and/or binary packages +is currently impossible, speaking about both technical and law +areas. Detailed information can be found in the second part of this file, +and it is recommended to read it.

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 diff --git a/DOCS/users_against_developers.html b/DOCS/users_against_developers.html index a36eddd1ff..f2c769783f 100644 --- a/DOCS/users_against_developers.html +++ b/DOCS/users_against_developers.html @@ -76,7 +76,34 @@ won't bring you anywhere.

Tons of users asked us about this. For example Debian users tend to say: Oh, I can apt-get install avifile, why should I compile MPlayer ? 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.

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Reasons: Law

+ +

MPlayer describes the sourcecode. It contains several files with incompatible +licenses especially on the redistribution clauses. As source files, they are +allowed to coexist in a same project.

+ +

Therefore, NEITHER BINARIES NOR BINARY PACKAGES OF MPlayer ARE ALLOWED TO EXIST SINCE +SUCH OBJECTS BREAK LICENSES. PEOPLE WHO DISTRIBUTE SUCH BINARY PACKAGES ARE +DOING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.

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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 MPlayer, but his/her mplayer. If it breaks, it is +his/her fault. Don't come and cry on the MPlayer mailing lists, you will +most likely be blacklisted.

+ +

For example that french guy called Christian Marillat who denied our +request, and is still distributing binary Debian packages of MPlayer, +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 Guillaume +Rousse, who is doing the same, but making RPMs for Mandrake. Do not support +criminals!

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Reasons: Technical

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