[MPlayer-users] stream dump seems fine, but ends with a core dumped

[Yann]

> > However the mp3 file seems good, I can play it. I don't know if this
> > "core dumped" is important, and could hide another problem?
>
> Yet another piece of ammunition for the argument against including that
> message. It's purely a joke - the smiley is meant to indicate that it's
> tongue-in-cheek, i.e., "the core of the stream you requested has been
> dumped". I think that it's not especially funny and is misleading at
> best, especially to people who have less of a technical background or
> don't already know the software; my opinion is not shared by enough of
> the developers for it to be changed.

Thanks for the explanation.
Now I'll smile when I'll see this message, I promise.
(however I don't know if I'll manage to laugh).
;-)

Yann