[MPlayer-users] firewalls needed :)

[SMuelas]

On Wed, 2001-12-19 at 09:18, cube at cubidou.net wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 07:52:28AM +0100, SMuelas wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > You are a hell of a guy but... yes, mplayer is great and mencoder a
> > wonder. The only problem is that we are not all masochist as this nice
> > "cube", and although mplayer is free the price we have to pay dealing
> > with you is high. 
> 
> I'm not masochist. I just know I'm using software that is in alpha stage, as
> the rapid evolution of the CVS code shows. You cannot expect much support for
> something that is under heavy development.
> 
Sorry but I was not too serious. I apologize.

> MPlayer being probably the most complete movie player around doesn't mean
> developpers have to be close to the users.
> 
> Anyway, I'm asking a question to the MPlayer team : do you have an idea of
> what a release version of MPlayer would be ?
> 
> If yes, then eventually you will reach that stage, and the user-friendliness
> will come by itself. If not, then maybe it could be possible to make some kind
> of a freeze and set up a team that would work on all the user interface and
> installation problems to release a stable version that would satisfy users
> who like things clean and fast, even if they doesn't support a given card or
> a given codec. Something like the stable and development series of the linux
> kernel.
>
This idea is great, but I am afraid it is against "arpi & friends"
spirit. They will not accept. Too much discipline and too much work for
something they don't care about. This time I call you (with all my
respect) optimist....
Santiago

> cube
> 
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