[Ffmpeg-devel] next stable release

[Diego Biurrun]

On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:37:07PM +0100, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:06:16PM +0200, Rostislav Krasny wrote:
> > 
> > I've read the latest ffmpeg/Changelog on your CVSweb site and found
> > there many interesting things about the next stable version of FFmpeg.
> > When that version is planed to be released?
> 
> never, but thats just whats planned, it might be later then that due
> to various delays ...
> 
> btw, someone please add this to the FAQ

That's not easy without stepping on a massive amount of toes.  Mike has
a talent for expressing this kind of thing in an eloquent and diplomatic
fashion.  I'll give it a try nevertheless:

Q: When will the next FFmpeg version be released? / Why are FFmpeg
   releases so few and far between?

A: Like most open source projects FFmpeg suffers from a certain lack of
   manpower.  For this reason the developers have to prioritize the work
   they do and putting out releases is not at the top of the list,
   fixing bugs and reviewing patches takes precedence.
   Please don't complain or request more timely and/or frequent releases
   unless you are willing to help out creating them.

Diego