[NUT-devel] NUT documentation

[Oded Shimon]

On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 12:45:11PM +0100, Måns Rullgård wrote:
> Oded Shimon <ods15 at ods15.dyndns.org> writes:
> 
> > On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 11:47:05AM +0100, Måns Rullgård wrote:
> >> Luca Barbato <lu_zero at gentoo.org> writes:
> >> 
> >> > Måns Rullgård wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> 
> >> >> What you're saying is that because any system CAN be abused, rather
> >> >> try to start out with something sane, you incorporate an existing,
> >> >> already very abused, "system" lock, stock and barrel.  Makes no sense
> >> >> to me.
> >> >
> >> > Last time we discussed it we ended with a "who implements the codeclist
> >> > got it in the spec", nobody stepped up with a list nicer than what we
> >> > have now.
> >> 
> >> I don't see ANY list.  I don't care if you copy someone else's list,
> >> or invent your own, but whatever you do, it HAS to be in the spec.
> >
> > one of the many proposed lists:
> > http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/nut-devel/2006-June/000433.html
> 
> Yes, there were a few PROPOSED lists.  None of them were adopted in
> the actual spec.
> 
> > This is mostly grave-digging. I've never cared strongly about the issue. 
> 
> Therein lies the problem.  You can't set out designing a file format
> ignoring one of the fundamental aspects.  Until this changes, I
> consider the NUT format incomplete and a waste of time.

Would it make you happy if something like this was added to the spec?

possible fourcc's:
"XVID","DIVX","DX50","FMP4"	MPEG-4 Part 2
"H264","h264"			MPEG-4 Part 10
"vrbs"				Xiph.org Vorbis
"\x00\x50"			MP1, MP2
"\x00\x55"			MP3
....
* note: the list is not a complete list and values can be added in the 
  future


Since I don't care about the issue, I don't mind if you add such a thing 
to the spec... For you this is fundemental. For me, this is bikeshed.

- ods15