[MPlayer-users] Re: MPlayer-users digest, Vol 1 #139 - 15 msgs

[Felix Buenemann]

On Saturday, 10. November 2001 20:38, you wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html &
>  http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.96.html if you still have questions or problems]
>
> Felix Buenemann <atmosfear at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> > On Friday, 9. November 2001 23:22, you wrote:
> > > 2) GPL programs cannot legally use propriatary software.  So, this
> > > makes GPLed java programs that cannot be legally run with the SUN jvm,
> > > or in this case, a strict GPLed mplayer cannot legally use any nonGPLed
> > > win32 dlls.
> >
> > You are wrong, win32 dlls are loaded runtime and aren'T statically linked
> > with mplayer nor needed by mplayer to function, This is allowed by the
> > GPL!
>
> No, you are.  READ the document - the multimedia DLLs are are not "major
> components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system)" for
> linux, so it is NOT allowed unless you make a specific exemption.
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WritingFSWithNFLibs
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WindowsRuntimeAndGPL
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ManyDifferentLicenses
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#InterpreterIncompat
It talks about linking, we aren't linking with win32 libs, we only load 
(exetute) them at runtime, it's like doing a fork of an external process and 
is not prohibited.

Otherwise we couldn't even play an avi file that was not created by GPL 
software, that'd be stupid!
-- 
Best Regards,
	Atmos
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