[MPlayer-dev-eng] FFII software patent demo, politics, KiSS
Gabucino
gabucino at mplayerhq.hu
Mon Apr 19 15:14:06 CEST 2004
Diego Biurrun wrote:
> The sense is to clue people in about the patent mess they are living
> in at this very moment and how it affects them. Heightened awareness
> about patent problems in the general populace is something we could
> really use.
That's fine.
> As Alan Cox said, it could also be construed as due diligence on our
> part. If problems arise in the future we can always say that we did
> our best to warn people.
I'd be very angered if after all the work we've done on MPlayer, anyone
accused us with "not warning people".
> And I'm not even saying it has to or will be implemented. It is an
> idea that has been proposed to us. I was sceptical at first but now I
> think it may be worthwhile and Alex tended to agree.
It could be done, but
- someone will have to maintain it
- there must be an option to switch it off
- I'd consider disabling it by default when (if) the patent mess is over for
good
--
Gabucino
MPlayer Core Team
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