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LCE11: UMMS, an audio/video abstraction layer

Posted Nov 3, 2011 9:53 UTC (Thu) by hadess (subscriber, #24252)
Parent article: LCE11: UMMS, an audio/video abstraction layer

> The ability to abstract away the playback engine would simplify
> development of desktop media players

No, it would not. It would add an abstraction of bugs and lowest common denominator functionality.

Totem-xine. Phonon. No thank you.

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