[MPlayer-users] Mplayer not fully Free/GPL software?! eventhough the webpage says

[Arpi]

Hi,

>  > > *  Large parts of this code were taken from VbrControl() *
>  > > *  from the OpenDivX project, (C) divxnetworks,          *
>  > > *  this code is published under DivX Open license, which *
>  > > *  can be found... somewhere... oh, whatever...          *
>  > > 
>  > > WTF?
>  > 
>  > divx4linux is not GPL, and this file belongs to divx4 support
>  > if you don't use divx4 or xvid (neither of them is gpl) thsi file is not
>  > used
> 
> MEncoder uses it.  At least I cannot compile it without the file, even

no, it doesn't use, just always contains the 2pass code.
(and without divx4/xvid it has no use, but it's there)

> if I compile with --disable-divx4linux.
it's easy to fix...


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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