Well, MPlayer and VideoLAN share most of the libraries so it's basically the same back-end. I like them both and I'm glad they share resources (speeding up the development process). Basically the best video players out there.
What actual difference does this make? Is VLC 1.0.0 any more stable or secure than the non-1.0 versions? Would Gmail be any different if it didn't say "beta"?
(As an aside, VLC still crashes on malformed data because the video codecs are written in careless C code. Changing the version number isn't going to fix that bug. )
For VLC: apparently this version 1.0 is effectively not a special release, a "major version, with long time support". 1.0 just comes after 0.99. However, quoting one of the developer blog: "After the longest feature freeze stabilization period in the project's history, VLC 1.0.0-final is coming at last..." (http://www.remlab.net/).
In general case: for me "version 1.0 not beta" means "we give you the insurance that this software is very stable and reliable. We consider all bugs as important issues. We respect you."
In the case of GMail, I'd like Google to give me this insurance and stop the "no warranty at all, f* you if there is a problem" era. I think they have the power to do it.
Would it be really different? No, but I would be able to sleep at night knowing Google takes really care of my email.
Does it support AVCHD files (.mt2s extension)? I have a Panasonic HD camcorder which records in that format and software support still seems very limited.
http://www.avchd-info.org/
After experiencing frequent crashes with VLC (every 2 out of 3 launches, on different pc's), I eagerly upgraded to 1.0 to find that... it still crashes 2 out of 3 times. I must be doing it wrong.
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[ 4.0 ms ] story [ 31.7 ms ] threadThere's also a skins, ncurses and http interface.
Now seriously, what is the application? Isn't that a defect in the GUI?
This version doesn't support Mac OS X Tiger anymore. From the changelog:
(As an aside, VLC still crashes on malformed data because the video codecs are written in careless C code. Changing the version number isn't going to fix that bug. )
In general case: for me "version 1.0 not beta" means "we give you the insurance that this software is very stable and reliable. We consider all bugs as important issues. We respect you."
In the case of GMail, I'd like Google to give me this insurance and stop the "no warranty at all, f* you if there is a problem" era. I think they have the power to do it. Would it be really different? No, but I would be able to sleep at night knowing Google takes really care of my email.
True of very few, IME.
Of all days to make that claim... :)
I can't take all this sudden and drastic change!