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On Monday 23 October 2006 19:33, Robert Cernansky wrote: |
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> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:02:27 +0200 "Hemmann, Volker Armin" |
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<volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> > a) it is dead. For years |
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> > b) it depends on a dead toolkit with godknowswhat security problems |
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> > c) it becomes harder and harder to keep it alive |
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> > d) the devs have better things to do than playing ICU for (almost) dead |
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> > software. |
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> e) it works fine |
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1.2.10-r16 |
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-r16 does not sound like 'works fine', but 'lots and lots of work to keep it |
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from falling apart'. |
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> f) it has no good alternative :-( |
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it has. amarok, alsaplayer, xine.... |
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