Include MPlayer in beta?

[Bryan W. Headley]

Alan Cox wrote:
>>>b) MPlayer is saying it is GPL.  If he decides to try to use patents to
>>>prevent distribution it is no longer GPL (see mp3 discussions).
>>
>>Are you saying that patenting something in a product retroactively 
>>revokes the GPL license for all prior releases?
> 
> 
> The GPL has specific clauses to prevent a patent owner hijacking
> free software. If I release code that has patent issues I must either
> grant the patent rights for GPL use (if I can) and/or put a restriction on
> the code by countries. (Eg my WAP irc tools are 'non USA' because of bogus
> US patents)

Yeah, that didn't seem right. Well, the decision can go either way so 
long as FUDs not entering the deliberations.


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