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Bug#106735: ITP: mplayer - DivX/DVD/MPeg Player for Linux



On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 01:25:17AM +0200, Alain Schroeder wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:34:31PM +0200, Sander Smeenk (CistroN Medewerker) wrote:
> > 
> > I intent to package mplayer, a really cool DivX/DVD/MPEG player for
> > Linux. Supports loads of options like render targets, special filters,
> > audio synchronisation and much much more to come.
> > 
[...]
> 
> As I was browsing through their site, I was reconizing this:
>   MPlayer incorporates a lot of code from other projects, but for now
>   everything except the OpenDivX stuff is GPL.
> 
> I downloaded it and it seems to use the GPL, but they restrict it
> further with the "OpenDivX license" - I'm not sure, if this legal. I
> suggest, you mail the debian-legal mailinglist about the "OpenDivX 
> license".
> 
I'm too tired again...

They do not make clear, if it is dually licensed or what they mean. I
haven't looked deeply into their license issues now... Maybe you should
mail with them about this first?

	Bye and good night,
	   Alain :)

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