[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] FFmpeg Foundation

[compn]

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:31:34 -0400, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
>Hi,
>
>On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:35 AM, compn <tempn at twmi.rr.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:43:54 -0400, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
>>>already. They didn't. We're probably fine. Don't forget that we don't
>>>distribute binaries anyway (I know, I know, this shouldn't matter; but
>>>let's be practical while we're at it.)
>>
>> mplayer
>
>FFmpeg foundation.
>^^^^^^
>
>The fact that we host a (separate) bank account for MPlayer is an
>interesting artifact, but does not make us legally responsible. The
>relationship of FFmpeg to Mplayer is not much different (from a legal
>PoV) to that of FFmpeg - Videolan or FFmpeg - these crazy iphone apps
>that play radio or FFmpeg - these license-violating windows
>convertABCtoXYZ applications.
>
>[..]
>> is distributing windows and mac binaries.
>> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html
>>
>> not to mention the codec pack.
>> what else we are not doing?
>

it appears i cut too much context.
i meant in relation to the website ownership.

-compn