[MPlayer-users] MPlayer GPL Violation

[Arpi]

Hi,

> There is a company called helius (http://www.helius.com/) that has taken
> the mplayer source code and modified it and is now selling it as
> proprietary software for multicast video on demand.
> 
> Check it out: http://www.helius.com/products/hva.html

this page is about a hardware mpeg 1/2 decoder card/box. where is mplayer?

> It doesn't mention mplayer in the tech specs, but it uses a hacked-up
> version of mplayer for playback.  There "chief scientist" has admitted as
> much but seems to think that a "substantial rewrite" of the mplayer code
> makes it proprietary, thus negating the GPL...

where? url? mail?


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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