Microsoft Media player now runs on Linux

[Tim Writer]

Fraser Campbell <fraser-eicrhRFjby5dCsDujFhwbypxlwaOVQ5f at public.gmane.org> writes:

> On Wednesday 28 April 2004 09:20, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 10:29:56AM -0400, Fraser Campbell wrote:
> > > Turbo Linux has created a media player for Linux that uses Microsoft
> > > media player code.  While it doesn't sound like a native port of media
> > > player (misleading title) it is interesting that Microsoft would allow
> > > any of their code to be used on Linux:
> > >
> > >   http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15547
> >
> > Is that any more impresive than just using mplayer which can run most
> > win32 codecs already?  I use it for avi's with divx, xvid, quicktimes,
> > realmedia, etc.
> 
> Not at all, what I find interesting is the use of officially licensed 
> Microsoft code on the Linux platform with Microsoft's apparent blessing ... I 
> can't think of other cases where that has been done.

Perhaps they're sick of the "M$ has a virus problem and Linux doesn't"
press and this is their solution. :-)

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