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From: "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>
To: Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ffmpeg vs libav choice of default
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:22:03
Message-Id: 20150204102149.36bd1dba@pomiot.lan
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] ffmpeg vs libav choice of default by Ulrich Mueller
1 Dnia 2015-02-04, o godz. 10:12:12
2 Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> napisał(a):
3
4 > With the recent introduction of the libav USE flag, the Gentoo default
5 > for ffmpeg vs libav is more pronounced than it was before (with libav
6 > being listed first in || ( ) dependencies).
7 >
8 > In the replies to http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=7694982
9 > several users have expressed their preference for ffmpeg.
10 >
11 > So can someone please remind me what are the technical reasons why we
12 > prefer libav over ffmpeg?
13
14 We have a developer inside, so it's easier to bring some sanity in.
15 Then ffmpeg people copy each patch, so double benefit for us :P.
16
17 --
18 Best regards,
19 Michał Górny

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Re: [gentoo-dev] ffmpeg vs libav choice of default Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] ffmpeg vs libav choice of default "Jason A. Donenfeld" <zx2c4@g.o>