[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: help on libmpdemux usage

[Billy Biggs]

Romain Dolbeau (dolbeau at irisa.fr):

> Billy Biggs wrote:
> 
> > So that sure sounds like a system library for this use.
> 
> For all use. You can't remove QuickTime from MacOSX anymore than you
> can remove libc6 from Debian GNU/Linux.

  I'm going to hold off on answering this.

> > Do you understand now why you can't turn mplayer into a codec?
> 
> I don't want to. Somebody else want. And to my eyes, whether the GPL
> allows it or not is irrelevant if it goes contraty to the author's
> wishes. A lawyer may argue that the license is what matters, *I* think
> the *developer* is what matters.  [...]

  The discussion is about the license because there are a lot of authors
in parts of mplayer, and most code is released under the GPL.  Short of
getting them all on a conference call together, the only way to resolve
anything is to discuss the license itself.

> Doesn't mean I won't argue about what QuickTime really is, [...]  I
> love to nitpick.  [...] <troll> And I still think it's OK WRT the GPL
> :-) </troll>

  Unfortunately, you're posting a lot of nitpicks about "QuickTime" and
not listening to the responses about the GPL.  Most of the people
responding to you don't care how Apple names their libraries, simply
about what you do with them and how their source code was licensed.

  I think I can convince you why the original poster's suggestion
violated the GPL, but not if you won't listen.  (and I'll do so via
private mail, not this list).

  -Billy