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

[James Almer]

On 1/19/2021 4:04 PM, Nicolas George wrote:
> 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?

This entire paragraph was absolutely unnecessary and uncalled for as a 
reply to a personal opinion.
The first one alone was more than enough to let him and Mark know output 
devices have active users.