>> I think that will take its time... distro maintainers still use 1.0rc2 >> version, because it was called something like a release back in 2007... >> To >> have distro maintainers package a new version, it must be linked on the >> front page under the title "Official release". I really doubt that they >> look for quality instead of titles. > > I can't speak for other package maintainers, but as the maintainer > of MPlayer packages for Fedora at RPMFusion I use SVN snapshots > as the base for the packages. I've been following MPlayer development > closely ever since I started packaging it, so I know that current > SVN is usually stable enough to be pushed out to users. > > I haven't actually looked at Uoti's fork yet mainly due to lack of time. You're really doing a good job! It's just a feeling I get from problems with the mplayer that "comes with the newest release of [*]", and quite often this is the 2007 rc2 version. So I shouldn't have all package maintainers insulted that way. I'm sorry for that injustice, and perhaps my feeling is completely wrong and most maintainers keep their packets up to date. Greets, Kiste
