[MPlayer-users] WMV2 versus WMV3 problem...

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Monday, 03 May 2004 at 19:21, Jon D. Slater wrote:
> If this has already been answered I apologize in advance.

Yes, it has. It's a Fedora-specific issue.

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> So, why can I run WMV3 encoded files on the Lindows machine and *not*
> the Fedora machine?

Because Fedora has exec_shield enabled. See the FAQ.

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