[MPlayer-dev-eng] Subtitles

[D Richard Felker III]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 11:16:47PM +0200, David Lamparter wrote:
> Salvatore Falco wrote:
> >
> >    Why don't you share parser code? So it will be possible to develop
> >the support for other formats in parallel. I am interested into this.
> >
> >    s falco
> 
> the code isn't really in a shape to be shown to someone yet ^^;... also, 
> i want to make sure it doesn't mis-parse things, or, even worse, 
> contains exploitable buffer overflows or something (imagine the 
> headlines: "new video file exploit trojans your machine when watching 
> subtitled movies")
> 
> it'll be put online somewhere as soon as it is in some usable and at 
> least error-checked state :)
> 
> - eqvi
> 
> [actually, this is fansubber mentality. stuff is released when its done, 
> not in some half-ready half-maybe-incorrect state. can't get rid of this 
> habit, too used to it]

as long as you don't try to "unpublish" your gpl code once ssa gets
"licensed" we won't flame you too much. :)))))

rich