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mplayer was forked into mplayer2, which in turn was forked into mpv Though AFAIK, most of the rendering code behind mpv has been entirely rewritten.
by dikei 2y ago
mplayer was forked into mplayer2, which in turn was forked into mpv
Though AFAIK, most of the rendering code behind mpv has been entirely rewritten.
- throwaway2037 2y agoWhat was the cause of the fork? An unresolvable internal debate? I am curious to know more about the history.
- dikei 2y agoI'll refer you to the MPV FAQ for historical context. https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/FAQ#how-is-mpv-related-to-mplayer https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/FAQ#how-is-mpv-relate... There were lots of drama in the media player scene. Even "wm4" the original maintainer, who forked mplayer2 into mpv, is no longer with the project: he deleted his Github account and disappeared.