Re: Digital video recording software
Op woensdag 25 december 2002 17:58, schreef David B. Harris:
>
> Keeping in mind that they only support those "video needs" through the
> use of closed-source, proprietary, and in all likely hood, illegal
> binary modules.
This is FUD. The mplayer people stronly favor open licenses. In fact almost
all code is GPL. Yes, some codecs are only supported throug closed-source
binary modules. Those codecs do not have open source alternatives (eg
QuickTime). However there is nothing illegal in using them.
The only parts that _might_ be illegal (depending on where you live) are the
(optional) DVD playback modules (DeCSS cs).
Mplayer is very configurable, so it is possible to only use closed-source,
propietary illegal modules, but suggesting this is the default or the
prefered method, is far from the truth.
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