Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:56:55 -0800 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.ports@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: mplayer-0.99.11_14 Message-ID: <200907242256.55682.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.ports@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <786602c60907221540m7aeab9abx2b773c75500819d6@mail.gmail.com> References: <407390A9C396D342802A99E1295F5560496763@samsafs01.samsa.local> <05C77806-2294-4198-9839-4A1CC465F5B3@samsa.com> <786602c60907221540m7aeab9abx2b773c75500819d6@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wednesday 22 July 2009 14:40:50 Thomas Zander wrote: > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 22:33, Michael D. > > Stackhouse<mstackhouse@samsa.com> wrote: > > I think we'll investigate VLC as an alternative. Not too comfortable > > building around a solution that's not being maintained as it should be. > > mplayer is definitely continuously developed, it's not an abandoned > project! They just do not follow a release scheme at the moment. I don't consider sticking code into a repository "developing". Release engineering is an important part of the development process and shifting this burden onto packagers, while stuffing more and more non-portable code into the repository is exactly why it's hard to find volunteers with the time and knowledge to maintain an up-to-date mplayer port. -- Mel
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