diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 0000000000..3885a64380
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+++ b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "bindings/libvlcpp"]
+	path = bindings/libvlcpp
+	url = git://git.videolan.org/vlc/bindings/libvlcpp.git
+#	url = git@git.videolan.org:vlc/bindings/libvlcpp.git
+[submodule "bindings/jvlc"]
+	path = bindings/jvlc
+	url = git://git.videolan.org/vlc/bindings/jvlc.git
+#	url = git@git.videolan.org:vlc/bindings/jvlc.git
+[submodule "bindings/python"]
+	path = bindings/python
+	url = git://git.videolan.org/vlc/bindings/python.git
+#	url = git@git.videolan.org:vlc/bindings/python.git
+[submodule "bindings/phonon"]
+	path = bindings/phonon
+	url = git://git.videolan.org/vlc/bindings/phonon.git
+#	url = git@git.videolan.org:vlc/bindings/phonon.git
diff --git a/bindings/jvlc b/bindings/jvlc
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index 0000000000..969cee2a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/jvlc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 969cee2a12b6ffc9e48ab50506abb85e0530f217
diff --git a/bindings/libvlcpp b/bindings/libvlcpp
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index 0000000000..377ad1ce94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/libvlcpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 377ad1ce94fea853329f92721489a353b15ad8c6
diff --git a/bindings/phonon b/bindings/phonon
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..918b7a8d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/phonon
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 918b7a8d8892f480bd162e56e87be6dfea6e262e
diff --git a/bindings/python b/bindings/python
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index 0000000000..391f6383e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/python
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 391f6383e9568209c3242468c4179645708bdc39