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List:       kde-multimedia
Subject:    Re: aRts maintenance
From:       Michael Donaghy <mdonaghy () cwazy ! co ! uk>
Date:       2004-12-09 17:01:17
Message-ID: 200412091701.19276.mdonaghy () cwazy ! co ! uk
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On Thursday 09 Dec 2004 08:54, Marco Lohse wrote:
> Michael Donaghy wrote:
>
> > I think gstreamer looks like it's taking the lead. The gnome people seem
> > to be more or less behind it, and if arts is unmaintained as looks like
> > will be the case then you'll probably have to drop support eventually.
> > Any chance of
>
> I am really tired of hearing that some framework is 'taking the lead' or
> 'is the standard'. What is this actually supposed to mean?

Merely that I've seen so many more people saying that they like/are using 
gstreamer than for any other framework.
>
> > freedesktop.org or something similar endorsing one method or other? I
> > think the benefits of everyone using the same framework are probably
> > greater than the benefits any particular system has over another.
>
> what makes you think so? Have you compared the different frameworks in
> detail?
>
No, just played around a little. However, the fact that no framework seems to 
have emerged as clearly better and that I haven't seen any clear arguments 
that one framework has a strong advantage to me over the others suggests to 
me that they're pretty much of a muchness. But maybe I haven't been looking 
hard enough.
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