Bug#729203: CTTE and reasonable solutions
On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 10:33:17AM -0500, anarcat wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:52:06 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 08:17:45AM +0100, Lorenzo Sutton wrote:
> > > Agree with many on at least providing the *option* for users to have
> > > the original ffmpeg instead of libav and using sensible clear names
> > > and descriptions for both packages.
> > >...
> > >
> > > Without getting into the politics of the fork etc. users should be
> > > able to do
> > >
> > > apt-get install ffmpeg
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > > apr-get install libav
> > >...
> >
> > It is a misconception that making this optional would be a reasonable
> > solution - in reality the hassle that would create would is so huge
> > that no sane person would want to implement the packaging for something
> > like that.
> >
> > Doing that for local use might not be too hard, but doing it 100%
> > correct for a Debian release is simply not feasible.
>
> Can you clarify why this is not possible? The library names of ffmpeg
> and libav now seem perfectly orthogonal and it seems to me it should be
> possible to ship Jessie with both libav and ffmpeg if someone would be
> willing to package the latter.
>
> It turns out that this is exactly what this bug report is about: we have
> one brave soul that is volunteering for that effort. He has also clearly
> stated why libav doesn't respond to his requirements.
>
> If you have objections against ffmpeg being packaged in Debian, I
> suggest you clarify those instead of requiring Rogério to address the
> CTTE right away, which seems to me a little abusive.
>
> Rogério, I would suggest you go ahead with the packaging and an upload,
> don't let the flames fan your enthousiasm.
Can you clarify whether you are sincerely asking for clarification, or
whether that would be pointless since you've anyway already decided that
everything I write are "flames" and anything I'll answer you'll only use
for further attacks against me?
> A.
cu
Adrian
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