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From: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <zx2c4@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ffmpeg vs libav choice of default
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:55:28
Message-Id: CAHmME9peO3t5LX2YqNyTSji7Ou01MGQ3Zc1JB8Xh52pXAaO3qQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] ffmpeg vs libav choice of default by "Michał Górny"
1 On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
2
3 > Dnia 2015-02-04, o godz. 10:12:12
4 > Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> napisał(a):
5 >
6 > > So can someone please remind me what are the technical reasons why we
7 > > prefer libav over ffmpeg?
8 >
9 > We have a developer inside
10 >
11
12 I think it's time to end this cronyism, and instead examine things on their
13 technical merit alone. I believe we should go with the opinion of the
14 upstream mpv authors, who make a very clear and compelling case for ffmpeg
15 as default.