Open source development isn't anarchy. Projects do have lead or primary developers, and it makes sense that there would be someone best equipped to answer questions about new ports or branches.
Well, well, well, since I am the one cited in the article, I may need to explain a bit...
VLC has been ported since quite some time on embedded platforms.
The work on Android was started some time ago, and was resumed since 3 months. The main issue remaining is the output modules (or sink) because they weren't available from the C/C++ part.
This is fixed in the NDK 2.3, and the port is likely to be finished in the next few weeks/months.
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VLC has been ported since quite some time on embedded platforms.
The work on Android was started some time ago, and was resumed since 3 months. The main issue remaining is the output modules (or sink) because they weren't available from the C/C++ part.
This is fixed in the NDK 2.3, and the port is likely to be finished in the next few weeks/months.
Anything that's still missing or leaving something to be desired with the Android stack/