[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] web/download: update min. kernel version for linux binaries

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Am Sa., 14. März 2020 um 14:24 Uhr schrieb Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro>:
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> On 14-03-2020 06:11 pm, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
> > Am Sa., 14. März 2020 um 13:19 Uhr schrieb Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro>:
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> >> On 14-03-2020 04:29 pm, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
> >>> Am Sa., 14. März 2020 um 07:31 Uhr schrieb Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro>:
> >>>> As per https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/
> >>>> ---
> >>>>    src/download | 2 +-
> >>>>    1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/src/download b/src/download
> >>>> index 6292a7e..d9155ee 100644
> >>>> --- a/src/download
> >>>> +++ b/src/download
> >>>> @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
> >>>>                <h3>Linux Static Builds</h3>
> >>>>                <div class="list-group">
> >>>>                  <a class="list-group-item" href="https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/">32-bit and
> >>>> -                64-bit for kernel 2.6.32 and above</a>
> >>>> +                64-bit for kernel 3.2.0 and above</a>
> >>> Shouldn't we instead remove the line?
> >> Why?
> > Because we cannot know which kernel version the binaries currently require
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> We know, because the provider mentions it.
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> > Are we mentioning that the Zeranoe binaries do not work on XP?
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> Or on Vista, as mentioned by the provider.  That should be noted.
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> As long as the qualifications don't get too verbose, no harm in
> adding/maintaining the practice.

I believe it is better if Zeranoe and johnvansickle mention it, we
should remove the existing line.

Carl Eugen