On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:38 AM, boB Stepp <robertvst...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Mikhail V <mikhail...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> PS Off-topic: >> I have a related observation regarding popularity of software. >> There is such a program "VLC", which is a video player. Some would >> think it is sort of best free player, etc. I was also under impression, >> but then I've found a video player called "MPC-HC". >> I have started to use it and quickly understood that it is by far more >> superior player than VLC, literally by all core parameters - performance, >> codec support, customizable key bindings with a lot of internal commands. >> (Remark for Linux users: there is no Linux version of that player, it >> is Windows-only) > > I went to https://mpc-hc.org/2017/07/16/1.7.13-released-and-farewell/ > and it says: > > <quote> > > July 16, 2017 XhmikosR > > v1.7.13, the latest, and probably the last release of our project… > > For quite a few months now, or even years, the number of active > developers has been decreasing and has inevitably reached zero. This, > unfortunately, means that the project is officially dead and this > release would be the last one. > > …Unless some people step up that is. > > So, if someone’s willing to really contribute and has C/C++ > experience, let me know on IRC or via e-mail. > > Otherwise, all things come to an end and life goes on. It’s been a > nice journey and I’m personally pretty overwhelmed having to write > this post. > > Thanks to everyone who has contributed in any way all these years; > Remember, MPC-HC is an 11-year old project. > > </quote>
If it wants new life, it's probably going to need a Linux version, because that's where a lot of developers hang out. The reality is that open source developers are much more likely to develop on Linux than on Windows; you can maintain a Windows port of a Linux program with fewer Windows experts than maintaining the entire program on Windows. The other option, though, would be for the useful parts to become feature suggestions for VLC. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
