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Nonsense. Ratdvd uses two GPL libraries (if you chosse so during install) and both were extended with new functions and are available in source code from the ratdvd web site. That is not stolen - that is how GPL works.

Have you ever used ratdvd? Because you can absolutely use it without the navigation plug in – the installation even asks if you want to install it or not. Neither converting DVDs to ratdvd nor converting from ratdvd to DVD is any problem without it. The only thing that is limited is the playback fun...

So you are saying that a program which uses a plug-in which is GPL must be GPL itself? That would be cool because this would make basically every program that uses codec plug-ins like XviD, x264 essentially open source… let’s go and tell Microsoft they have to open the source for the Media Player… b...

Yes, I searched... and found that actually many people would like to see VLC support ratdvd… But I wanted to know was what the problem with VLC is. The two things you are mentioning can't be the problem because again, WMV is not open source and I am sure it is as least as much dependent on DirectSho...

No, it's using dshow to DECODE WMV, not to display it. The whole ratDVD system is based around DirectShow modules which all do various tasks. I am not sure what you mean. When I drop a ratdvd file into graphedit I see a navigator/splitter and decode filter. Same as WMV. Displaying is done by WMV an...

It will only work in DirectShow players. Let the guy release documentation...

What's the problem with DirectShow? Isn't VLC using DirectShow to play back WMV?