Bug#526735: mplayer: 'dumpstream' should be switchable (on/off) while a stream is being played

[Reinhard Tartler]

axst at users.sourceforge.net writes:

> Thanks for the tips. What if I would like to turn a few of my scripts into a Debian
> package to become part of the distribution? How do I become part of the Debian team?

I've tried to summarize it at
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/FAQ

In short: subscribe to the pkg-multimedia mailing list, help out with
exsting bugs, send patches, and you'll be granted commit access.

> I know the official website tells you to write to two existing developers --- I did but I
> have not received any reply.

I'm sorry to hear that. Have you approached them in private or on a
public mailing list? Can you provide references to some public webarchive?

> On Sun, 3 May 2009, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>
>> By submitting patches to
>> https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng.
>
> I am not sure my scripts qualify as a patch. The TOOLS directory you suggested sounds
> better, that is why I think it should be (part of) a separate Debian package.

The TOOLS directory is part of the upstream source tarball. I'd really
like to have that maintained upstream, because I don't see anything
debian specific here. I am okay with having a preliminary version of the
scripts in debian until it gets accepted upstream, though.

I don't remember any mail from you on the mplayer-dev-eng mailing
list. Could you perhaps please submit your script there for the inital
review? I'd love to read some feedback from the upstream developers on
it.


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Gruesse/greetings,
Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4