I didn't know who else to ask/request this, so here goes... We need some stable development in regards to software multimedia. (avi, mpeg, mpeg4, divx, etc)
Linux just plain lacks big time in this area (Gnome based would be best of course). There are a few projects that actually work well or are fairly self contained but one really stands out from the crowd; MPlayer: It's very good, but dever's here are very immature (check their mailing lists). Their current licensing will not allow binary packages, might ruin their reputation :-) (seriously, their words). But, this actually is the best bet, and if approached by the big boys, I think licensing would change. This is a *very* capable media player and already works very well. Someone should really go take a look at it and talk with these guys. (it's already GTK based and runs on most platforms too). I've been using Linux for years, everything else has grown up (desktop, apps, etc...) Someone really needs to spend some time in the multimedia dept. and I think MPlayer needs to be picked up by Gnome/Ximian. MPlayer really is impressive, someone really needs to talk to them and guide them a little. This would be one more notch on making Gnome the top desktop. Sorry to rant, but this is an exceptional piece of software. Tony _______________________________________________ evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
