[MPlayer-users] Windows binary availability?

[Mendel Mobach]

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On Thursday 13 December 2001 23:01, Arpi wrote:
> Hi,

Hi

> They forced vdub author to immediately remove all asf-related code from his
> program.

Was the vdub author not a american ?

> yes
>
> until and while has the same meaning in hungarian :(

Nice language :-) I prefer dutch :-)

> > really violating any patents?  It's still their own implemenation,
> > code, algorithms, etc.  You are just giving the user an alternate
> > framework to use the patent approved implementation.
>
> you're talking about codecs. i'm talking about demuxers.
> i'm talking about mov, asf, mpeg demuxers. afaik we should buy the mpeg
> specs to legally distribute any mpeg-manipulating program.
>
> asf and mov formats are patented, and at least asf, shouldn't be
> implemented by non-m$ company/group without their permission.

I guess you don't have to do in europe (I know nothing about the .hu laws but 
in .nl software patents are still not legal so they can't force us here to 
use remove something inst

> btw there is libavcodec too which based on reverse engineered DLLs.

Reverse engenieering is allowed in some european Union countries (Guess it 
was germany and/or denmark) for porting 'stuff' to other platforms.

[snip]
> but i can't remove all of them. if i remove everything what left?

A interface to WMP ?

[snip]

Regards

Mendel Mobach

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