Bug#729203: Tired of Libav "virus"
Libav is an annoying "virus".
On one hand, it pretends itself to be FFmpeg; maybe this is due to the
fact that many software don't bother to port.
On the other hand, it tries very hard to discredit FFmpeg and doesn't
bother to be compatible with new FFmpeg development.
( The converse is not true. )
The end result is that breakage occurs here and there, users are
confused and ended up compiling FFmpeg manually.
In case Debian insists on weird choice, interested people may instead
try getting FFmpeg reappear in Ubuntu. I've filed a bug here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1263278
Ubuntu is arguably the biggest contributor of the spreading of Libav
"virus". Innocent, uninformed Ubuntu users just get confused:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12651816/libswresample-in-recent-ubuntu-version
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9477115/who-can-tell-me-the-difference-and-relation-between-ffmpeg-libav-and-avconv
https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/2322
They need our help.
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