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VLC for Mac in its dying throes due to lack of developers
It seems, through gradual atrophy and a steep learning curve that prevents developers from just 'jumping right in', VLC for Mac now has zero developers; none, nada, zilch. Looking at the time stamps on the VLC forum, development for the Mac has been weak since at least May this year, with bugs and Mac-specific improvements going untended due to lack of MacOS X programmers.
I don't know if VLC for Mac is as vital as the PC version, but I assume it fills a gap -- its coverage of almost every codec makes it a fantastic cross-platform app. It would be a crying shame to see the Mac version perish after all these years. I hope someone heeds the call; there must be a benevolent Mac coder out there that has a little spare time to throw at a noble open-source endeavour?
[via Slashdot -- VLC for Mac download link]
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Subscribe to commentsSabiDec 16th 2009 11:12PM
Dr. bishop!, inject me with the serum that contains the knowledge necesarry to continue to develop this app!!!
Sebastian AnthonyDec 16th 2009 11:15PM
Dream on :P
I think that was my most-ambitious bad-Photoshopping on Download Squad yet...
SabiDec 16th 2009 11:45PM
yea i think you are correct my friend
Sgt ZeppelinDec 17th 2009 12:17AM
@ Sebastian
It's the thought that counts! I wonder how development is going on the 'other side'...
captain underpants and the bringdown gangDec 17th 2009 12:57AM
I like how you used a windows version of VLC on a mac.
Sebastian AnthonyDec 17th 2009 9:59AM
With Spock, er, Bell in command, I'm sure development is coming along just fine...
Sorry, I'm a PC user. Does the Mac version look different? More rounded corners? :P
Joseph RooksDec 17th 2009 12:27AM
MPlayer OSX Extended is a fantastic substitute. Movist is also coming along nicely.
Sebastian AnthonyDec 17th 2009 9:59AM
Good to know that not all is lost, if VLC goes down the pan!
JamusDec 17th 2009 9:57AM
I would hate to see it go. Doesn't it also supply the libraries needed for file encoding with Handbrake? That would suck to see that one go down too.
ThrushDec 17th 2009 11:01AM
No! I love this program!
blazinericDec 21st 2009 8:55AM
How about perian? The latest update gives even more codec support to quicktime. I almost never use VLC anymore.
and of course, this is the root problem with "open source" no real support, no real development, can die at any time.
ChuckDec 21st 2009 9:18AM
Not to mention that the latest release of HANDBRAKE for Mac relies on VLC to help "backup" your DVDs.
nobody2youDec 21st 2009 10:23AM
Mac: for all of its innovations, has in fact became what most macaphiles hate the most! An intel based PC! long live steve jobs. with out him, people would still be saying an ibm compatible..
Its sad really, if you think about it. all of the early pc based games were in fact created on a mac and then ported to the pc. the mac was better all around. But ibm had deeper pockets and better advertising. They also licensed it to anyone and everyone.