Bug#402772: bug 402772: downgrade mplayer bug 395252 (for including mplayer in etch)
On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 11:03:50AM +0100, A Mennucc wrote:
> [preface: the following is just for the sake of discussion - I am
> satisfied by how we reached an agreement]
> Steve Langasek ha scritto:
> > On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:02:55PM +0100, A Mennucc wrote:
> >> ffmpeg is developed inside MPlayer ; for that reason, they (correctly)
> >> feel free to improve it in any way they like. This is clearly stated in
> >> the web pages of ffmpeg: no stable api, sorry.
> > I don't see anything correct about this, frankly. I think these comprise
> > abysmal maintenance practices on the part of upstream, and if it were my
> > decision *personally*, I would likely judge mplayer/ffmpeg too immature to
> > be included in a stable release until they did settle on a stable API.
> ok, suppose you are right:
> we delete ffmpeg from Debian stable,
> since it is not really a library yet
> we delete mplayer from Debian stable,
> since it immaturely links with ffmpeg
> then
> - your judgement should be applied to all other programs that
> ship (*) an internal copy of ffmpeg, and/or
> - Moritz request of not having multiple copies
> should apply to them
Um, I said this would be my conclusion if it were my decision *personally*.
I'm not the maintainer of any of these packages, so it's not. :)
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