> or
> http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/linux/pkgs/mplayer/ for the mirror
>
> so rpm packages can be created...
>
I'm not talking about whether they an be created or not, that's moot :-)
Because they already exist in plf.
I can just Shamelessly Rip It From PLF if it were to in the distribution.
Mandrake-ized package already created, no work to do.
>
> about the GPL issues... the only problematic part is the win32 codecs...
> they are 'theoretically' free... you can download them for free from
> microsoft, but i don't know if they are allowed to be redistributed...
>
I suppose that we don't have to distribute them if we don't want to.
(c.f. aviplay).
-- Geoff.