[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] libavdevice: Add KMS/DRM output device

[Nicolas George]

Anton Khirnov (12021-01-19):
> > (Note that I would argue against adding more general display output
> > devices which are already present, like fb and xv, because they are
> > of essentially no value to libavdevice users.  Removing legacy code
> > is harder, though.)
> 
> +1
> 
> IMO libavdevice output devices are worse than useless and should all be
> removed. Libavformat API is barely passable for input, but it really is
> NOT something you should use to drive outputs.

I use libavdevice in my projects, and these output devices have a lot of
value to me.

With this kind of user-hostile attitude where you disregard everybody's
use case except those you deem valuable, you almost killed the project
once. It was ten years ago, time to try again?

-- 
  Nicolas George
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