From 79f160402f062ca7bb371d2705c416a3f9a1ac53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gabucino Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 17:20:41 +0000 Subject: I liked this mail very much git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@2138 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/faq.html | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) (limited to 'DOCS/faq.html') diff --git a/DOCS/faq.html b/DOCS/faq.html index 018c2125d2..9b25218843 100644 --- a/DOCS/faq.html +++ b/DOCS/faq.html @@ -57,6 +57,39 @@ In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42, Upgrade your glibc to the newest. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk .   +Q: +...gcc 2.96... (yes, some people are STILL flaming about their gcc 2.96!!) +A: +

But we has idegs (the word 'ideg' is described further in the FAQ). And our +idegcounters overflow again and again.

+ +

Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux users +who can't even use windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They installed +(with default options) Mandrake or RedHat or Suse, and without RTFM'ing they +send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm new to the linux! +help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try to force them RTFM +and to read fuckin' messages of ./configure and mplayer.

+ +

And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages. +Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.

+ +

Half of our spare/free time is spent by answering silly mails here and +making newer tricks and checks to configure to avoid such mails.

+ +

And there is a balance. On one hand are you, clever guys, saying we are very +bad because we don't like buggy gcc 2.96, and at the other hand there are the +'new to linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy.

+ +

Conclusinion: we can't be good. Half of people always will say we are bad.

+ +

Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and +provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so +development could go faster, and we earn lots of money with it and buy a big +house, etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems.

+ +

Arpi (a mail on the mplayer-users list)

+  + Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. Problem is .... A: -- cgit v1.2.3