diff --git a/DOCS/faq.html b/DOCS/faq.html index 018c2125d2..9b25218843 100644 --- a/DOCS/faq.html +++ b/DOCS/faq.html @@ -57,6 +57,39 @@ In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42, Upgrade your glibc to the newest. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk .
But we has idegs (the word 'ideg' is described further in the FAQ). And our +idegcounters overflow again and again.
+ +Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux users +who can't even use windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They installed +(with default options) Mandrake or RedHat or Suse, and without RTFM'ing they +send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm new to the linux! +help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try to force them RTFM +and to read fuckin' messages of ./configure and mplayer.
+ +And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages. +Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.
+ +Half of our spare/free time is spent by answering silly mails here and +making newer tricks and checks to configure to avoid such mails.
+ +And there is a balance. On one hand are you, clever guys, saying we are very +bad because we don't like buggy gcc 2.96, and at the other hand there are the +'new to linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy.
+ +Conclusinion: we can't be good. Half of people always will say we are bad.
+ +Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and +provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so +development could go faster, and we earn lots of money with it and buy a big +house, etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems.
+ +Arpi (a mail on the mplayer-users list)
+