[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: Common Opensource codec API

[D Richard Felker III]

On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 03:44:42PM +0100, Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> From: "Attila Kinali" <attila at kinali.ch>
> > Then why do more and more windows user use mplayer eventhough there
> > is no nice gui available on windows ?
> 
> Maybe simply because they don't like to download and install a new codec for
> every file they want to watch ;-) - with half of the codecs either breaking
> your system, installing spyware or something like this.
> At least with win9x that you have to reinstall about twice a year (at least
> if you really use it), that's really a pain in the ass..
> I use mplayer under windows because it simply works, and what for do I need
> a GUI? I want to watch videos, not GUIs!

Well said!

Rich