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These changes were requested by the openSUSE legal team: - Added xine mailing list discussions about LGPL relicensing of xine code - Added note in spec file about LGPL relicensing of xine code OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/82306 OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/multimedia:libs/libmms?expand=0&rev=2
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from http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=15504496
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[xine-devel] Library for mms protocol support
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From: Mathrick <mnews2@wp...> - 2003-12-26 21:04
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This was already sent once, but got swallowed waiting for moderator's approval:
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(CC'ing gstreamer-devel)
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Hi guys,
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I want to propose development of library for mms protocol support. Right
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now, each and every project that wants to support mms is required to
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implement all of SDP specs itself, due to lack of common library for
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that. To remedy that, I'd like to start project aimed at providing such
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a library. The benefits are as usual from using lib:
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- no code duplication
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- larger userbase, more extensive testing
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- possible larger developer base
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- better feature parity between projects
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- single fix benefits all users
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etc.
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Availability of such library would also benefit other projects, that may
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want to support mms, but cannot currently afford developing yet another
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proprietary implementation, like GStreamer or GnomeVFS, and possibly
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others.
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Technically, such a lib would be required to have been LGPL'd, because
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both GStreamer and Gnome projects are LGPL.
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It would be the coolest to turn existing xine implementation into
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library, as it is pretty good one, and also largely independent from
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xine itself, but I'm aware of your code being GPL, and that you may not
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want or be able to relicense it as LGPL. Thus, just your cooperation and
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support will be of great value.
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I'd like to discuss available possibilities for few days, and then open
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SF project in about a week or two. Unfortunately, I have finals coming
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in late January, that may severly limit amount of my free time, but I'll
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do my best. I look forward to your comments.
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Cheers,
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Maciej
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--
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"Tautologizm to coś tautologicznego"
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Maciej Katafiasz <mnews2@...>
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http://mathrick.blog.pl
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Re: [xine-devel] Library for mms protocol support
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From: Michael Roitzsch <mroi@us...> - 2003-12-27 11:25
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Hi,
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> Hi guys,
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> I want to propose development of library for mms protocol support.
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> Right now, each and every project that wants to support mms is
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> required to implement all of SDP specs itself, due to lack of common
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> library for that. To remedy that, I'd like to start project aimed at
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> providing such a library. The benefits are as usual from using lib:
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>
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> - no code duplication
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> - larger userbase, more extensive testing
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> - possible larger developer base
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> - better feature parity between projects
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> - single fix benefits all users
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> etc.
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>
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> Availability of such library would also benefit other projects, that
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> may want to support mms, but cannot currently afford developing yet
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> another proprietary implementation, like GStreamer or GnomeVFS, and
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> possibly others.
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Sounds like a good idea to me.
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> Technically, such a lib would be required to have been LGPL'd,
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> because both GStreamer and Gnome projects are LGPL.
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> It would be the coolest to turn existing xine implementation into
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> library, as it is pretty good one, and also largely independent from
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> xine itself, but I'm aware of your code being GPL, and that you may
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> not want or be able to relicense it as LGPL. Thus, just your
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> cooperation and support will be of great value.
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I guess you would have to write all people who committed changes to
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input_mms.c and ask for their permission. Fortunately, these are not
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too many.
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Michael
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--
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Zero Administration: There is nothing you can do to fix it.
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Re: [xine-devel] Library for mms protocol support
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From: Mathrick <mnews2@wp...> - 2003-12-27 19:38
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W liście z sob, 27-12-2003, godz. 12:24, Michael Roitzsch pisze:
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> >
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> > Availability of such library would also benefit other projects, that
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> > may want to support mms, but cannot currently afford developing yet
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> > another proprietary implementation, like GStreamer or GnomeVFS, and
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> > possibly others.
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>
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> Sounds like a good idea to me.
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Nice to hear :)
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> > Technically, such a lib would be required to have been LGPL'd,
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> > because both GStreamer and Gnome projects are LGPL.
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> > It would be the coolest to turn existing xine implementation into
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> > library, as it is pretty good one, and also largely independent from
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> > xine itself, but I'm aware of your code being GPL, and that you may
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> > not want or be able to relicense it as LGPL. Thus, just your
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> > cooperation and support will be of great value.
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>
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> I guess you would have to write all people who committed changes to
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> input_mms.c and ask for their permission. Fortunately, these are not
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> too many.
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OK, but copyright info contains "xine project" only. Will webcvs be
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enough to get all the contributors?
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Maciej
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--
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"Tautologizm to coś tautologicznego"
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Maciej Katafiasz <mnews2@...>
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http://mathrick.blog.pl
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Re: [xine-devel] Library for mms protocol support
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From: Miguel Freitas <miguel@ce...> - 2003-12-28 05:13
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On Sat, 2003-12-27 at 14:17, Mathrick wrote:
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> OK, but copyright info contains "xine project" only. Will webcvs be
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> enough to get all the contributors?
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you might need to ask "Major MMS" too ;-)
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regards,
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Miguel
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Re: [xine-devel] Library for mms protocol support
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From: Mathrick <mnews2@wp...> - 2003-12-28 11:12
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W liście z nie, 28-12-2003, godz. 04:49, Miguel Freitas pisze:
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> On Sat, 2003-12-27 at 14:17, Mathrick wrote:
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> > OK, but copyright info contains "xine project" only. Will webcvs be
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> > enough to get all the contributors?
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>
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> you might need to ask "Major MMS" too ;-)
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Heh, is there any way to contact him? He seems to be some sort of
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nameless hero, and that may complicate matters.
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I will send mails asking about relicensing to everyone found on CVS log,
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and also to the list, in case they don't read their sf mail accounts :).
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--
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"Tautologizm to coś tautologicznego"
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Maciej Katafiasz <mnews2@...>
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http://mathrick.blog.pl
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Re: [gst-devel] Re: [xine-devel] Library for mms protocol support
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From: Mathrick <mnews2@wp...> - 2003-12-28 11:43
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W liście z nie, 28-12-2003, godz. 12:12, Mathrick pisze:
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> W liście z nie, 28-12-2003, godz. 04:49, Miguel Freitas pisze:
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> > On Sat, 2003-12-27 at 14:17, Mathrick wrote:
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> > > OK, but copyright info contains "xine project" only. Will webcvs be
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> > > enough to get all the contributors?
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> >
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> > you might need to ask "Major MMS" too ;-)
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>
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> Heh, is there any way to contact him? He seems to be some sort of
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> nameless hero, and that may complicate matters.
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>
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> I will send mails asking about relicensing to everyone found on CVS log,
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> and also to the list, in case they don't read their sf mail accounts :).
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Sent mail asking for relicensing to the following people:
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Bastien Nocera
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Daniel Caujolle-Bert
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Ewald Snel
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Guenter Bartsch
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James Courtier-Dutton
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Michael Roitzsch
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Miguel Freitas
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Siggi Langauf
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Stephen Torri
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Thibaut Mattern
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In case I missed anybody, or it wasn't delivered properly, please inform
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me of that.
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Maciej
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--
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"Tautologizm to coś tautologicznego"
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Maciej Katafiasz <mnews2@...>
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http://mathrick.blog.pl
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