[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Add description for the other FFmpeg libs in the about page

[Stefano Sabatini]

On date Saturday 2009-03-14 10:58:00 +0100, Diego Biurrun encoded:
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 01:06:30AM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > On date Wednesday 2009-03-11 10:02:35 +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd encoded:
> > > Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> writes:
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:23:05PM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > > >> 
> > > >> Ahh OK, fixed.
> > > >> 
> > > >> --- src/about	(revision 320)
> > > >> +++ src/about	(working copy)
> > > >> @@ -15,10 +15,25 @@
> > > >>  
> > > >> +<li><tt>libavutil</tt> is a library containing utilities for
> > > >
> > > > I prefer "routines" over "utilities".
> > 
> > I prefer "utilities" over "routines", both because I like to suggest
> > in the description what the "util" part of "libavutil" comes from, and
> > also as a stylistic artifice for avoiding to repeat two times the word
> > "routines" (I use it in the expression "mathematics routines").
> 
> I think of small standalone programs when I hear utilities and you can
> just use "functions" instead of "routines" below.

Fixed.

> > > >> +<li><tt>libavdevice</tt> is a library containing input and output
> > > >> +devices for grabbing from and rendering to many common multimedia
> > > >> +input/output software frameworks, including video4linux, vfw, and
> > > >> +alsa.</li>
> > > >
> > > > Find out the correct spellings for v4l, vfw, alsa.  I'm not sure offhand,
> > > > but these look misspelled.
> > > 
> > > Miscapitalised at least...
> > 
> > Fixed checking the corresponding web site.
> 
> It seems you missed Video4Linux.

Fixed.

Regards.
-- 
FFmpeg = Frenzy and Fantastic Mind-dumbing Portable Emblematic Gem
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