+README for vlc, the VideoLAN Client
- README for vlc, the VideoLAN Client
+Introduction
+============
+The vlc is part of the VideoLAN project, a full MPEG2 client/server
+solution. The VideoLAN Client can also be used as a standalone program
+to play MPEG2 streams from a hard disk or a DVD.
-... Introduction
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+Building, Installing and Running VideoLAN
+=========================================
+See the INSTALL file for this.
-... Building VideoLAN
+Troubleshooting
+===============
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+A mailing-list has been set up for support and discussion about the
+vlc. Its address is :
+ <vlc@videolan.org>
+To subscribe, send a mail to <listar@videolan.org> with the following
+words in the mail body :
-... Running VideoLAN
+ subscribe vlc
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+To unsubscribe, do the same with the words :
+ unsubscribe vlc
-... Troubleshooting
+When reporting bugs, try to be as precise as possible (which OS, which
+distribution, what plugins you were trying, and so on).
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+Resources
+=========
+The VideoLAN web site at http://www.videolan.org/ is a good start for
+information about MPEG and DVD playing. Have a look at the documentation
+section, as well as the bookmarks.
-... Resources
+You can also try the OpenDVD site at http://www.opendvd.org/ or the
+the LiViD project at http://www.linuxvideo.org/. They have lots of
+information, too.
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+The team
+========
-
-... The team
+See the AUTHORS file for a list of the vlc authors and contributors.
The following teachers were involved in the VideoLAN project :
The following students were members of the VideoLAN team :
+1996-1997:
Pierre Almeras <almeras@via.ecp.fr>
Christophe Arnaud <christophe.arnaud@tps.fr>
Antoine Brenner <brenner@via.ecp.fr>
Régis Duchesne <regis@via.ecp.fr>
Alexandre Francois <francois@via.ecp.fr>
+ Christian Gross <gross@via.ecp.fr>
Hugo Haas <hugo@via.ecp.fr>
Mikael Journo <mj32@cornell.edu>
- Michel Lespinasse <walken@wrs.com>
+ Michel Lespinasse <walken@zoy.org>
Christophe Ulses <mowgli@laotseu.via.ecp.fr>
Pierre Vandecasteele <pabv2@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
Guillaume Vergnaud <vergnaud@via.ecp.fr>
+1997-1998:
Olivier Baxa <oli@via.ecp.fr>
Patrice Bazerque <patrice.bazerque@via.ecp.fr>
- Etienne Bernard <eb@via.ecp.fr>
Arnaud Bienvenu <arnaud.bienvenu@via.ecp.fr>
Régis Clément <clement@via.ecp.fr>
Alexandre Duret <alex@via.ecp.fr>
Sébastien Kurz <seb@tao.via.ecp.fr>
Olivier Pomel <pomel@via.ecp.fr>
+1998-1999:
Pierre Baillet <octplane@via.ecp.fr>
Alban Fonrouge <alban@via.ecp.fr>
Jean-Philippe Grimaldi <jeanphi@via.ecp.fr>
Vincent Seguin <seguin@via.ecp.fr>
Benoit Steiner <benny@via.ecp.fr>
+1999-2000:
Arnaud de Bossoreille de Ribou <bozo@via.ecp.fr>
Jean-Marc Dressler <polux@via.ecp.fr>
Gaël Hendryckx <jimmy@via.ecp.fr>
- Samuel Hocevar <sam@via.ecp.fr>
+ Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
Brieuc Jeunhomme <bbp@via.ecp.fr>
Michel Kaempf <maxx@via.ecp.fr>
Florent Rougon <flo@via.ecp.fr>
+2000-2001:
+ Arnaud de Bossoreille de Ribou <bozo@via.ecp.fr>
Stéphane Borel <stef@via.ecp.fr>
Renaud Dartus <reno@via.ecp.fr>
Henri Fallon <henri@via.ecp.fr>
Jean-Michel Grimaldi <jm@via.ecp.fr>
+ Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
Damien Lucas <nitrox@via.ecp.fr>
Rémi Peyronnet <remi@via.ecp.fr>
Laurent Rossier <gunther@via.ecp.fr>