[MPlayer-dev-eng] Utilize libunrar.so/unrar.dll?

Rich Felker dalias at aerifal.cx
Fri Oct 21 21:04:28 CEST 2005


On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 10:18:26PM +0200, Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> Hi,
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 07:15:29PM +0200, Luca Barbato wrote:
> > Reimar ??? wrote:
> > >I don't really like using non-GPL code. Maybe somebody could
> > >investigate if the code from 7zip (http://7-zip.org) can be
> > >used for this?
> > 
> > http://p7zip.sourceforge.net/ you mean?
> 
> I do not know if that one supports rar.
> 
> > adding 7z support in itself could be useful btw.
> 
> Yes, for rar support there is no point in looking in 7zip I found, it
> uses the unrar sources, and I'm quite certain the license isn't
> GPL-compatible.

I'm against including unrar support at all unless it can be done with
free code. Keeping your subtitles rar'd is stupid anyway. Just store
them in a proper format and the problem goes away.

Rich




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