[MPlayer-dev-eng] pre8 update

[Rich Felker]

On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 01:04:47AM +0200, Attila Kinali wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:00:47 +0200
> Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch> wrote:
> 
> > > * Name: there are already some binary packages called pre8, so I propose
> > > to skip it and go to pre9 to avoid confusion.
> > 
> > BTW: we should kick those guys ass. This is exactly the
> > same behaviour that lead to the gcc two dot ninetysix fiasco
> > a few years ago.
> 
> PS: Maybe best way would be to release a pre8.
> Why? Because then all those "we release something
> that isn't realeased yet" shitheads will have to cope with
> the crap they've done.

I agree strongly. We should not work around lame crap like this done
by idiotic binary packagers. Instead flame them and let the users know
that these packagers are idiots.

> But to avoid confusion we should mention this in the
> release notes.

Yes. Maybe we could hire Gabu for writing the note? :)

Rich