Re: binary for mplayer on ftp://

[Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:18 PM, OBATA Akio <obache%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> And internal libcvdcss will not be used to build (unless
> --enable-libdvdcss-internal),
> then it is not a reason to restrict binary packages.
>
> Any other comments?

Yes. Even without DVD encryption support, a large part of the codecs
are covered by patents. Distributing mplayer binaries is a legal
minefield.

--Benny.

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