[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/2] Avoid using the term "file" and prefer "url" in some docs and comments

[Lou Logan]

On Mon,  5 Dec 2016 13:52:50 +0100, Michael Niedermayer wrote:

> This should make it less ambigous that these are URLs
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> ---
>  doc/ffmpeg.texi  | 18 +++++++++---------
>  doc/ffplay.texi  |  6 +++---
>  doc/ffprobe.texi | 10 +++++-----
>  ffmpeg_opt.c     |  4 ++--
>  4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

Although this is a trivial patch, approximately 7 hours between sending
a patch and applying without feedback isn't enough time. At least 24
hours would be preferrable.

This patch seems unnecessary and I prefer the previous syntax. "URL"
has a strong networking connotation. This change may confuse some
users: a few may ask if the tools work with "files" in addition to URLs.

If we want to go full neckbeard then URI may be more generic, but no
normal human would know what that means.

Lastly, and unimportantly, "url" should have been capitalized in
the descriptive texts.