[MPlayer-users] Fwd: Re: Comments from Project's WWW

[Daniil V. Kolpakov]

On 22 November 2001 23:29, 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]
>
> Hi,
>
> > [sending this again, had trouble mailing]
>
> we got it 3 times. it was your trouble, not our.

Please excuse me! I've send it 3 times, indeed.

>
> > Nobody have stolen anything. Yes, we've used libraries, yes - I've
> > not
>
> libmplayer... ?
>
> echo 'main(){ mplayer_main(); }' | gcc - -o warpvision -lmplayer ? :)

;)

>
> as the base a-v sync code is mplayer's it can't be just libs.
> don't believe everything what thieves say.

Now they've mentioned some other stuff they use for sync. Well waiting 
for the sources.

>
> > checked and not looked well and in tech.version (?) haven't
> > mentioned all the copyrights, and Alex haven't reminded me (I mean
> > we're both
>
> all copyrights? not a single line. just his name nothing more.

Yes, at least on website (sadly I don't use OS/2, haven't seen the 
binary, only the output on your website).

>
> > However we even thought of such goals [stoling], by the way Alex
> > Gankov yet in the summer MENTIONED in the warpmedia mailing list
> > that WarpVision WILL be released as opensource. So look for the
> > official
>
> "WILL" is not GPL compliant. GPL says source must be available every
> time.

The only thing I can suppuse (if they don't lie) is that the code is 
currently so ugly that it would be shame to publish it. However, they 
should at least email it to everyone at request, right?

>
> > press release today or tomorrow. Surely, all the rights of the
> > mplayer
>
> the page is still unchanged. i don't think he will ever change it.

Sad but true :(

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