Mplayer closed for patent infringement

[企鵝狂]

This site has been shut down because of numerous patent violations in MPlayer. The other free software multimedia players are next.

因為Mplayer中許多違反專利的程式碼,這個網站已經被關閉了.其他自由軟體的媒體播放器將會步上後塵.

http://mplayerhq.hu/homepage/index.html

這個...我記得去年他就說Closed好幾次了..

不過總是還會有連結放在下面..

如果到時候他們被下令關掉的話...

說不定可以移民到其他沒有被管制的國家繼續開發..

搞不太清楚現在的狀況...找新聞去

[訪客]

連結還在, 首頁最下面...

還有那不能說是違反專利吧, 應該說是歐盟通過了惡法...

[企鵝狂]

恩...連結還在阿...
其他像xine倒是沒有看到類似的消息
patent violations=違反專利

[bboy]

那是抗議歐盟部長會議企圖強姦民意，逼使歐盟議會通過惡法，容許軟件專利，不是MPlayer被控違反專利

The European commission has just passed its directive on software patents, violating democratic rules and procedures to the sole benefit of big non-European corporation and Ireland and to the detriment of small and medium sized businesses (which comprise 99% of the European software industry) and free software.

The European parliament will now be taking the last stand against software patents in a voting for which an absolute majority is needed. Such a majority is hard to come by in a parliament with a low attendance level.

But not all is lost yet as long as you decide it is time to make a difference and take action. This is our last opportunity to fend off software patents worldwide, there will be no second chance for the foreseeable future. Contact your local EU representatives and educate them why software patents are bad and why they must attend that parliament session to vote against them. For in-depth information and starting points to get active visit software patent page of the FFII (Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure) and NoSoftwarePatents.com.

Wish us luck, we will need it.