On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 05:18, RC <cooleyr at gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 19 May 2010 08:19:33 +0300 > Uoti Urpala <uoti.urpala at pp1.inet.fi> wrote: > >> It's just not possible to create a competitive version based on svn >> without wasting a lot of effort. > > It wouldn't be wasted at all, as far more people would be able to use > it, and more would work on it. It's more of the same, with you being > unwilling to do anything that benefits others, if it might be a little > extra work for you... How's the GUI developing? ?How well does your fork > compile with GCC-2.95, or ICC? ?How's your fork's performance on a > 133MHz PC? ?You don't need to answer... > >> he only works on the binary loader module (which also has little to do >> with git/svn differences). > >> but they're also the least relevant to git/svn repo differences. > > I see. ?So you've chosen option B. ?All those comitting to SVN, they > aren't developers... ?and if they were, those changes can just get > pulled into the GIT repo, because SVN will always be there, and they > won't mind switching over to your fork when the time comes, right? > > It's almost ironic that you use that as an excuse, since you personally > chased away several active MPlayer developers some time ago (you > dismissed their important contributions then, too), and subsequently > lost your commit access to ffmpeg for your typical behavior. > > I should have taken the hint back then. ?The whole community > seems to changed from a fun and exciting place, into a bit of a > death-march. Output to formats other than AVI would be a dammed nice > feature, but with Michael and Rich gone, no sign that it will ever get > fixed. ?It seems everyone's treading water until, just maybe, ffmpeg or > something else becomes a better option all around. ?I'm not saying > you're personally responsible for the decline of MPlayer, but you sure > had a major impact. ?With a record like that, I don't see how you can > believe any project you have any control over could exist with multiple > developers, supposedly working together... > > But I digress. ?I'm very tired of this same nonsense from you, and since > those responsible here have decided to tolerate it at the expense of all > else, I've decided to unsubscribe from all MPlayer mailing lists, and > will cease to follow development. ?A seven and a half year run, coming > to an end... ? Can't help but wonder how many hours I've spent over the > years, between testing MPlayer, reporting bugs, reading the lists, and > answering questions. ?Best regards to those who have made the project > state of the art, and an exciting place to be, over the years. ?I hope > it continues to advance. ?To those who remain, good luck, and goodbye. I hate to see RC go. His advice over the years was always helpful. Uoti, on the other hand, has been mostly disruptive. I vote for GIT to disappear and RC to come back. Just my 2 cents, Dave