Isn't VLC GPL? I thought the AppStore was not compatible with the GPL.
Apple Approves VLC For iPad
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#22Does it support .rmvb format?
It doesn't seem to. I put three videos on: an avi, an rmvb, and an mpg. Only the avi is showing in the app, and it's only playing audio properly, though it does generate a thumbnail correctly for the menu.
(Edit: wrote 'auto' instead of 'audio' originally)
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#23I wonder what the battery life hit is like. Apple has maintained that hardware H.264 decoding makes a huge difference and is why that's the only format supported.
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#24I wonder what the battery life hit is like. Apple has maintained that hardware H.264 decoding makes a huge difference and is why that's the only format supported.
Previously asked and answered here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1676756
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#25This is why it pays to be the platform.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
When someone makes a bad decision I like to encourage them when they do an about-face.
Agreed, but the GP has a point, you should keep perspective and realize that they can make the about-face because they were f'ing up earlier. So we should encourage them not to make the same mistakes again, but it's not a reason to sing their praise.
It's a great reason to sing their praise and encourage them to do more of the same. I don't see why it wouldn't be.
edit: but no reason not to give them shit for anything bad they do, of course.
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#28Too bad we can't remotely access video files on the computer.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agreed, but the GP has a point, you should keep perspective and realize that they can make the about-face because they were f'ing up earlier. So we should encourage them not to make the same mistakes again, but it's not a reason to sing their praise.
It's a great reason to sing their praise and encourage them to do more of the same. I don't see why it wouldn't be. edit: but no reason not to give them shit for anything bad they do, of course.
> I don't see why it wouldn't be.
Because it technically rewards bad behaviour, you wouldn't be singing their praise now if they had not messed up first.
1) mess up
2) do an about face
3) reap praise.
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#30I wonder if Apple's policy changes are from worries about Windows Phone 7. They largely eliminated Microsoft's biggest selling point to app developers and redirected a lot of development talent that may otherwise have spent the next two months building apps for the WP7 launch.