[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Several, actually, regarding the QuickTime palette issue in Matroska

[Mats Peterson]

On 12/16/2015 08:30 PM, Mats Peterson wrote:
> On 12/16/2015 08:27 PM, Mats Peterson wrote:
>> On 12/16/2015 08:26 PM, Kieran Kunhya wrote:
>>>> I have said before that I'm not going to dwell into the complexities
>>>> of Git,
>>>> since it feels about as wasteful as programming a GUI in my book. If
>>>> you
>>>> can't accept the patches in their current format, so be it. Thanks
>>>> for your
>>>> time and understanding.
>>>
>>> We accept git patches here and that's the way people send patches in
>>> thousands of open source projects.
>>> I wouldn't file my taxes written on a post-it note and we wouldn't
>>> accept random patch formats.
>>>
>>> Kieran
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>>
>> That's one bad analogy.
>>
>> Mats
>>
>
> Listen, I shouldn't have to learn Git just to be able to contribute with
> some patches. It's crazy. But alright then, suit yourself. I guess I'll
> have to keep patching FFmpeg myself here in the meantime.
>
> Mats
>

And based on Michael Niedermayer's statement regarding the goal of 
having FFmpeg "support all kinds of odd and broken files", why aren't 
you people more interested in fixing this long-standing issue regarding 
palettized QuickTime video in Matroska? REGARDLESS of my knowledge about 
or willingness to learn Git. It's over my head.

Mats

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