On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:51:18 +0200, Adrian Knoth wrote: >On 08/19/11 05:56, compn wrote: > >> mplayer2 is a very poor fork name used to confuse users. >[..] >> debian and uoti are setting themselves (and us) up for explaining to >> users which version is better. > >While this is always the problem with forks, be assured you are not >alone. > >There are jackd1 and jackd2, and these are just two independent >implementations of the jack API. Users think because two is lager than >one, jackd2 must be the successor of jackd1, which is wrong. > >We have a FAQ on that (<http://jackaudio.org/jack12n>), maybe you want >one, too. ;) > >I always say "Think of 'number two', not 'version two'. It's just an >arbitrary enumeration." > > >HTH >
it does help, thank you . i know to not hope for better outcomes in the future! -compn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110819171220.b8c587f8.te...@twmi.rr.com
