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MPlayer 0.90 released; MPlayer Maintainer Leaves

Posted by timothy on from the plays-what-you-throw-at-it dept.

Viqsi writes "459 days after the previous stable release, the MPlayer folks have finally released stable version 0.90. With this done, A'rpi (th head maintainer) is leaving the project, citing too-much-free-time-forever-lost issues, and the team is looking closely at revising the way the project is managed as a result. Here's hoping some improvements come out of this."

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  1. Re:THANKS ARPI! by irc.goatse.cx+troll · · Score: 0, Troll

    "You saved our day when there was no decent video player for Linux some two years ago. "
    Because xine, xanim, and aviplay do not exist.
    "MPlayer played a vital role in Linux's success. "
    You say that like its bound to linux. Most linux distros do not include it (licensing issues), And those smart enough to get it working on their own could just as easily compile it from *bsd, or spend a little more effort and get it running in cygwin.

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    Pain lasts, kid. Its how you know you're alive. Sometimes I think this growing up thing is just pain management-TheMaxx
  2. Re:Windows port? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    Do you know what playes ALL this? Yes, that's right.

    WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER! And you don't have to spend a week configuring, compiling, setting it up and STEALING the codecs to make it work.

    You Linux fanboys make me sick sometimes...