Linux SageTV Version Doomed already?

[dbfresh23]

I'm pretty sure I read that the linux version of SageTV uses mplayer and according the the mplayer website, they are being shut down for patent violations.

http://www1.mplayerhq.hu

From the MPlayer website:

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

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.

This can't be a good sign, I can't see the Linux version lasting long if it does use mplayer.

[stanger89]

I hadn't heard Sage used anything in Mplayer.

My guess (complete guess though) is that it uses the MainConcept decoders, since those were recently added to Sage on the Windows side.

[ecoolman]

What you read on the mplayer website has NOTHING to do with MPlayer, linux, open source, etc. directly.

The mplayer development team is a small part of a large group of people fighting the introduction of a US like patent system in Europe so that they don't get into the mess there that the US is in here with Patents. They don't want big companies like Microsoft to be able to register thousands of patents to prevent them from being able to be creative outside the US.

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...e+Search&meta=