[MPlayer-cvslog] r26411 - trunk/libmpdemux/demuxer.c

[Michael Niedermayer]

Seperate reply as it doesnt fit in the "serious" flame

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 07:49:24PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
[...]

> > > We are not Linux kernel and we are not a wealthy company.  We have very
> > > limited manpower and we cannot just go out and hire the people we want
> > > and need.  We have to be content with whomever we've got aboard and
> > > with whatever skills and personality they have got.
> > > 
> > > Let's face it: competent developers do not joing MPlayer every month.
> > > On the contrary, they are few and far between; a resource not to be
> > > squandered.  If they happen to be difficult to work with (and we have
> > > many of those aboard), we have to find ways to make ends meet.
> > 
> > The problem is that you did not yet find a way to make ends meet.
> > Convincing me or reimar on the phone does not solve the problem.
> > Make uoti less arrogant and egoistic and we would be a long way
> > toward a solution. But people are what they are, noone can change
> > them ...
> 
> I found a way to make Reimar and Uoti resolve their differences.

You found a way to silence them


> I found a way to avoid a return parentheses issues in the future.
> I have split the offending commits.
> 

> This is much more than nothing.  I have tried my best (however little
> that may be) to be _constructive_ and not destructive.  Who else can
> claim that?

Maria Theresa


> 
> In the medium term I think we will have to look at distributed revision
> control.  

What will svn think of you for betraying her like that ...


[...]

> 
> In the future, a way to avoid fights over reindent commits would be
> reindenting all of MPlayer.  Problem solved once and for all.

You have my support for that big reindent but i fear others will run amok
on the mere suggestion. Though you and uoti might be able to do it anyway
Sauron and his child wielding the one root ehh i mean ring.

[...]

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