One year later, libav is still distributed as "ffmpeg" and I think it's still misleading. Libav is a fork of ffmpeg and it seems logical to me that it should have it's own package. Both projects have their own strengths but if you don't want to distribute ffmpeg anymore you just need to make it clear by renaming the package and add a virtual package that points to libav. The /usr/bin/ffmpeg name clash could also be resolved by using the apt-alternative mechanism.
Both projects are good projects and deserve recognition. By mixing the names up it just makes things harder for both to get good user reports on bugs since the versions and codes don't match. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/820117 Title: Rename ffmpeg package to libav To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/+bug/820117/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
