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MPlayer Alleges KISS Technology Violating GPL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the code-by-another-name dept.

bfree writes "Not for the first time, the people at MPlayer think they have found their code being distributed binary only, this time in at least one of KISS Techologies products. In their traditional quiet style the full story is now the first piece of news on their homepage including string comparisons between the player ROM and MPlayer. The 'evidence' presented relates to subtitle identification, where the KISS ROM includes the same list, in order, of subtitle formats as MPlayer (including their own format mpsub) and MPlayer's patterns for each of the formats are also there identically."

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  1. Unclear if in violation by madsdyd · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    First off, please note that KISS offers download of the uCLinux kernel and busybox software sources very prominently at the same place where you download firmware for the players.

    Secondly: The people of KISS have never tried to hide that they were using GPL'ed software. Mabbe we should give them just one more chance to comply before getting all carried away...

  2. Re:Kiss off by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nah. Left on my own accord a few months ago.

    --
    Bowie J. Poag

  3. Re:Minor correction. by Urkki · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...or then it's just .hu name pointing to a server in Finland, in which case you can just ignore my above post :-p

  4. KISS Technologies by computerjunkie123 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fake blood, smoking guitars, cheesy lyrics, great shows.