On Tuesday 04 August 2015 19:29:27 Dāvis Mosāns wrote: > 2015-08-04 19:04 GMT+03:00 Thomas Lübking <thomas.luebk...@gmail.com>: > > On Dienstag, 4. August 2015 17:41:35 CEST, Martin Sandsmark wrote: > >> since the free decoder apparently isn't available anymore > > > > http://www.oneplaydirect.com/oneplay/oneplay-mp3-decoder/ > > > > Most stuff ain't for free, though (and unlike the mp3 thing, binary only), > > but still "legal" (even in the US) > > > > http://www.oneplaydirect.com/oneplay/oneplay-codec-pack/ > > > > So the difference is that you can use gstreamer to legally playback all > > cool stuff (but of course everyone with a brain is going to use gst-ugly) > LOL, from that oneplay mp3 page "Issues to be aware of" > > > if you ship GStreamer with our binary MP3 plug-in, you need to be sure > > that > > you don't ship any GPL-licensed plug-ins that could end up being used > > together with the MP3 plug-in, as this would be a violation of the GPL. > > You also need to make sure you don't ship any GPL-licensed players which > > would use this plug-in. > > So basically even if you wanted to use it legally you can't use most of > players as almost everything is GPL... of course you don't have to abide by > it but then what was point of trying to do it legally as you can do it > easier in other ways...
Learn to read. "If you *ship* GStreamer ..." It is completely legal to *use* the binary Fluendo plugin with a GPLed player. And unfortunately you quoted only part of the text, and left out the other important part: ---- Fortunately, most GStreamer plug-ins are LGPL, and many of the playback applications come with licensing terms that allow them to be used with non- free plug-ins. The Totem media player and the Banshee music player are two examples. ---- Kind regards, Stefan -- Stefan Brüns / Bergstraße 21 / 52062 Aachen home: +49 241 53809034 mobile: +49 151 50412019 work: +49 2405 49936-424 >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
