[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Several, actually, regarding the QuickTime palette issue in Matroska

Mats Peterson matsp888 at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 17 11:56:12 CET 2015


On 12/17/2015 11:53 AM, Mats Peterson wrote:
> On 12/17/2015 09:31 AM, Paul B Mahol wrote:
>> On 12/17/15, Mats Peterson <matsp888-at-yahoo.com at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
>>> On 12/16/2015 08:30 PM, Mats Peterson wrote:
>>>> On 12/16/2015 08:27 PM, Mats Peterson wrote:
>>>>> On 12/16/2015 08:26 PM, Kieran Kunhya wrote:
>>>>>>> I have said before that I'm not going to dwell into the complexities
>>>>>>> of Git,
>>>>>>> since it feels about as wasteful as programming a GUI in my book. If
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> can't accept the patches in their current format, so be it. Thanks
>>>>>>> for your
>>>>>>> time and understanding.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We accept git patches here and that's the way people send patches in
>>>>>> thousands of open source projects.
>>>>>> I wouldn't file my taxes written on a post-it note and we wouldn't
>>>>>> accept random patch formats.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kieran
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>>>>>
>>>>> That's one bad analogy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mats
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Listen, I shouldn't have to learn Git just to be able to contribute
>>>> with
>>>> some patches. It's crazy. But alright then, suit yourself. I guess I'll
>>>> have to keep patching FFmpeg myself here in the meantime.
>>>>
>>>> Mats
>>>>
>>>
>>> And based on Michael Niedermayer's statement regarding the goal of
>>> having FFmpeg "support all kinds of odd and broken files", why aren't
>>> you people more interested in fixing this long-standing issue regarding
>>> palettized QuickTime video in Matroska? REGARDLESS of my knowledge about
>>> or willingness to learn Git. It's over my head.
>>
>> Same as you are not interested in Git others are not interested in
>> your patches
>> or issue regarding palettized QuickTime video in Matroska. Take it or
>> leave it.
>>
>>>
>>> Mats
>>>
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>
> That's one snotty attitude. You won't win any contributors this way.
>
> Mats
>

It's a stupid attitude as well, since I already have a solution waiting 
that you dismiss.

Mats

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