[FFmpeg-devel] remove DEC Alpha DSP & support code

[Sean McGovern]

Hi,

On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 8:17 PM Michael Niedermayer
<michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 02:42:16PM +0200, Vittorio Giovara wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 2:29 PM Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, Jun 09, 2024 at 04:08:48PM -0400, Sean McGovern wrote:
> [...]
> > > if thats not possible or helpfull and you still want to keep
> > > using a servivce where you and your private data is the product,
> > > i must say iam quite impressed by how google got people in this
> > > mindset but anyway
> > >
> >
> > Some people prefer convenience over privacy,
>
> "no privacy", "no support", "convenience" , ok
>
>
> > it's been the technology trend
> > in the last decade or so.
>
> yeah,
> theres a real need for a "convenient" and "private" solution
>
>
> > As ffmpeg developers we should encourage contributions,
>
> yes
>
>
> > not making people
> > feel bad at their setup
>
> <humor>
>
> What a beautifull and convenient setup, ohh i wish i too could have my
> private data given away (NOT SOLD) so companies can bid in auctions on
> me (as i AM the PRODUCT).
> People, please dont feel bad about your setup
>
>
> > because they use a system we don't like
>
> You dont like gmail? Why ?!
> But then i see you use gmail, ... confused
>
> </humor>
>
> thx
>
> [...]
>
> --
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I'm really frustrated about what this has done to my workflow, but
lets please move this to another thread if we want to continue on.

Are there any real concerns about the Alpha removal itself?
People still wanting to use FFmpeg for hardware that old can stick
with 7.0 (and fork it if they like -- that's the beauty of FOSS).
It is worth mentioning that even Debian hasn't supported Alpha (along
with several other architectures) since release 8.0 in June 2018.

-- Sean McGovern