[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] define _BSD_SOURCE for bktr.c

Diego Biurrun diego
Sun Dec 14 23:44:47 CET 2008


On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 08:45:42PM +0000, Jacob Meuser wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 02:31:32PM +0100, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> 
> > IMO the ultimate goal should always be to send everything upstream and
> 
> of course.

Well, agreement is nice, actions are better.  Keep sending in those
patches and do spread the word that patches shall not be hoarded.

> > apply no patches.  It's not an impossible goal and it leads to better
> > quality software and less work and frustration for everybody involved.
> > 
> > And yes, the Debian OpenSSL disaster is a shining example of how things
> > can go wrong if this aim is disregarded.
> 
> iirc, that was largely the result of upstream being rude for silly
> reasons ...

That's not how I remember it.  In any case, it's not an excuse, far from
it.

Diego




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