Bug#729203: Still Not Uploaded
Hi David,
On 03.07.2014 15:46, David L. Craig wrote:
Having discovered this bug report and subsequently absorbing
it, I cloned the repository, built the debs, and installed
them into my primary Sid box. Now I need to track the repo.
Thanks for testing the repository!
I hope the packages work well for you.
I didn't see why this package has still not been uploaded.
Perhaps I need to reread the report.
Actually, ffmpeg has been uploaded 2 months ago and since then is
waiting in the NEW queue [1].
Now it has to be accepted by the FTP Team, which apparently can take a
lot of time for such a large package.
Nonetheless, all the objections to the state of ffmpeg in
Debian remain unaddressed. This is, to me, egregious.
Even if ffmpeg is the only project to be so abused by Debian,
that by itself is sufficient to discredit the distribution
as a whole. The value-add of all the members of the team
can be rendered useless for some installations by the
handling of even one important component. Having begun with
release 1.0^H1 so long ago, I may have arrived at the point
of looking elsewhere for my primary GNU/Linux distro.
If you wait a little bit longer, you'll be able to install ffmpeg from
the official Debian repository.
Best regards,
Andreas
1: https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/ffmpeg_7:2.2.1-1.html
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