Am Freitag, den 19.03.2010, 12:04 -0700 schrieb VDR User: > Keeping v4l1 because some guys are still using some ancient setup is > not a good reason. Keeping v4l1 because some app devs still haven't > bothered to update their apps is not a good reason, especially given > the amount of time they've had to complete this task. Keeping v4l1 > because package maintainers haven't bothered to update their packages > is not a good reason. > > To put it simply, v4l1 is just dragging along dead weight. It has > been replaced by something better and there's no reasonable excuse to > keep dragging it along. There will always be someone complaining > because there will always be someone neglecting to make the transition > until the last possible second or resisting change even when it's for > the better. > > App devs that haven't bothered to update -- you've had plenty of time > to get it done. If you app breaks, it's not v4l's fault at this > point. > > Users still on ancient hardware -- consider updating to cheap newer > alternatives but don't expect v4l to be held back because you refuse > to move forward. Or politely request old drivers be converted. > > Package maintainers -- if it's too much of a hassle to keep your > package(s) updated, consider giving that responsibility to someone > else. > > The points made in this thread make it pretty obvious that dumping > v4l1 altogether is easily for the best and has only very minimal > negative impact. And the negatives aren't anything that can't be > resolved completely with a little commitment to do so. > > Best regards, > Derek If you are so clear and up to date on all, please share your knowledge with us and tell at least, which vbi/cc and radio app would still work after your proposal? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
